[Dysalbuminemia]

Ann Biol Clin (Paris). 2005 Mar-Apr;63(2):127-34.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Albumin is the major circulating protein. It plays a fundamental role maintaining intra-vascular oncotic pressure and carrying many endogenous and exogenous substances. Variations of plasma albumin levels can be physiologic or pathologic and both qualitative and quantitative (more frequent) disorders are regrouped under the name "dysalbuminemia". Although hypoalbuminemia are frequent, analbuminemia exists but is a rare disease. Qualitative disorders, mainly bisalbuminemia, are benign. Detected fortuitously on sera protein electrophoresis, bisalbuminemia could be genetically transmitted, it will then be permanent, or acquired and then be transient. This article proposes to review main kind of dysalbuminemia usually encountered in clinical biology laboratories.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Blood Protein Disorders* / blood
  • Blood Protein Disorders* / congenital
  • Blood Protein Disorders* / diagnosis
  • Blood Protein Disorders* / etiology
  • Blood Protein Disorders* / genetics
  • Blood Protein Electrophoresis
  • Densitometry
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Electrophoresis, Agar Gel
  • Electrophoresis, Capillary
  • Female
  • Homeostasis
  • Humans
  • Hypoalbuminemia* / blood
  • Hypoalbuminemia* / diagnosis
  • Hypoalbuminemia* / etiology
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pancreatitis / complications
  • Pregnancy
  • Reference Values
  • Serum Albumin* / analysis
  • Serum Albumin* / physiology

Substances

  • Serum Albumin