Abstract:
:In routine analysis for immunoglobulin light chains in pediatric diagnostics, the age-related reference intervals for serum kappa (kappa) and lambda (lambda) light chains were evaluated in 1543 healthy subjects (newborns to age 16 years, including 168 premature infants). Light-chain analysis was performed by rate nephelometry. IgG, IgA, and IgM were measured simultaneously, and heavy- and light-chain differences were calculated for control purposes. Results for IgG, IgA, and IgM generally agreed with reference intervals reported in the literature. kappa showed age-related changes comparable with changes in IgG concentrations, whereas lambda showed moderate fluctuations. The kappa/lambda ratio showed an almost linear increase with age, starting with 0.97 at four months and reaching the highest value of 2.21 at 15 years (mean values). Preterm infants presented with markedly low serum concentrations of IgG and corresponding light chains but with adult-type kappa/lambda ratios because of the maternal-origin IgG.
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Clin Chemjournal_title
Clinical chemistryauthors
Herkner KR,Salzer H,Böck A,Mühl A,Tsaka T,Steger H,Pollak A,Schatten C,Popp W,Huber-Spitzy Vsubject
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1992-04-01 00:00:00pages
548-50issue
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0009-9147issn
1530-8561journal_volume
38pub_type
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