[Clinical applications of enzyme-immunoassay of rheumatoid factor]

Rev Rhum Mal Osteoartic. 1980 Oct;47(10):545-51.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The authors describe a method of enzymo-immunological estimation of rheumatoid factor. This estimation, of non-competitive type, includes 3 stages : the rheumatoid factor is first extracted from the serum by fixation on the aggregated IgG linked to cellulose powder; then its presence is revealed by fixation of an oxidase IgG glucose conjugate on the solid phase; finally, the enzyme activity linked to the solid phase is measured. This activity is directly related to the concentration of rheumatoid factor present. The estimation, carried out on 2 050 patients including 114 with rheumatoid arthritis, is well correlated with technic of the Rose-Waaler reaction. Furthermore, the greater sensitivity, the better reproducibility and the quantitative character of this method might improve the supervision of patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / immunology
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Humans
  • Immunoenzyme Techniques*
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Methods
  • Oxidoreductases
  • Rheumatoid Factor / analysis*

Substances

  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Rheumatoid Factor
  • Oxidoreductases