Improper serum separation on gel tubes: a trivial laboratory problem or an indicator of monoclonal gammopathy?

Clin Chem Lab Med. 2014 Dec;52(12):e275-8. doi: 10.1515/cclm-2014-0544.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Blood Specimen Collection / instrumentation
  • Blood Specimen Collection / standards*
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Female
  • Gels / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Laboratories
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multiple Myeloma / pathology
  • Paraproteinemias / diagnosis*
  • Serum Albumin / analysis
  • Serum Globulins / analysis

Substances

  • Gels
  • Serum Albumin
  • Serum Globulins