Falsely decreased Abbott Alinity-c gamma-glutamyl transferase-2 result from paraprotein and heparin interference: case report and subsequent laboratory experiments

Clin Chem Lab Med. 2024 Mar 5;62(6):e126-e128. doi: 10.1515/cclm-2024-0015. Print 2024 May 27.

Authors

Khin M Sam^{1

2}, Hans-Gerhard Schneider^{1

2}, Kay Weng Choy³, Que T Lam¹

Affiliations

¹ Alfred Pathology Service, 5392 Alfred Health , Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
² Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
³ Department of Pathology, 3234 Northern Hospital Epping , Epping, VIC, Australia.

PMID: 38439680
DOI: 10.1515/cclm-2024-0015

No abstract available

Keywords: GGT-2; gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT); paraprotein interference.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

False Positive Reactions
Female
Heparin*
Humans
Male
Paraproteins* / analysis
gamma-Glutamyltransferase* / blood

Substances

Heparin
gamma-Glutamyltransferase
Paraproteins