White-Al Habeeb Nicole M A, Earle Tammy, Spencer Megan, Blasutig Ivan M
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Canada; Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Department of Clinical Biochemistry, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Clin Biochem. 2018 Jan;51:90-96. doi: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2017.05.009. Epub 2017 May 13.
To evaluate the Siemens N-latex kappa free light chain (κFLC) and lambda FLC (λFLC) assays on the BNII nephelometer and assess agreement with The Binding Site Freelite FLC assays on the SPA.
Over 180 patient serum samples from routine analysis of κFLC and λFLC measured by the Freelite assay were collected for the study and measured with the N-latex κFLC and λFLC assays to assess precision, linearity, method comparison and dilutional effects.
Complex precision showed coefficients of variation of 4.8-7.2% for the κFLC assay and 3.6-6.0% for the λFLC assay. Linearity assessment showed both assays were linear (κFLC, y=1.00x-0.09 and λFLC, y=1.050x-1.252). Qualitative method comparison showed 87.9% (116/132) agreement and Cohen's kappa of 80.4% between the κFLC assays and 72.6% (98/135) agreement and Cohen's kappa of 55.4% for the λFLC assays. Quantitative method comparison for κFLC<150mg/L was y=0.92x+2.21, R=0.661 and for λFLC<150mg/L was y=7.90x-137.96, R=0.526. Dilutional effects including antigen excess and non-linearity were also examined.
The N-latex assay showed good precision and linearity with reasonable agreement to the Freelite assay. However, the assays should not be used interchangeably to monitor patients.
评估西门子BNII散射比浊仪上的N-乳胶κ游离轻链(κFLC)和λ游离轻链(λFLC)检测,并评估其与The Binding Site公司Freelite游离轻链检测在特定蛋白分析仪上的一致性。
收集超过180份通过Freelite检测进行κFLC和λFLC常规分析的患者血清样本用于本研究,并用N-乳胶κFLC和λFLC检测进行测量,以评估精密度、线性、方法比较和稀释效应。
复合精密度显示,κFLC检测的变异系数为4.8 - 7.2%,λFLC检测的变异系数为3.6 - 6.0%。线性评估显示两种检测均呈线性(κFLC,y = 1.00x - 0.09;λFLC,y = 1.050x - 1.252)。定性方法比较显示,κFLC检测之间的一致性为87.9%(116/132),Cohen's kappa值为80.4%;λFLC检测之间的一致性为72.6%(98/135),Cohen's kappa值为55.4%。κFLC<150mg/L时的定量方法比较为y = 0.92x + 2.21,R = 0.661;λFLC<150mg/L时为y = 7.90x - 137.96,R = 0.526。还检查了包括抗原过量和非线性在内的稀释效应。
N-乳胶检测显示出良好的精密度和线性,与Freelite检测有合理的一致性。然而,这两种检测方法不应在监测患者时互换使用。