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In message <57E8685118A8A345A626447A0F8D9C1523FC9C@REXCH1>, Patel Bharat <[log in to unmask]> writes >Hi everyone. > >Can people say at what level of globulin does one do an electrophoresis? We >do ours at a globulin level of 40g/l. > >Bharat > > > It depends on how you define globulin. We recently moved from BCG (Vitros) to BCP (Beckmann) and our albumins dropped and globulins rose accordingly. We used to use a limit of 38 g/L in the computer to bring results to our attention and the sort of criteria described by Elliott to "consider" electrophoresis. We did pick up bands in samples with globulins < 40g/L under the previous system, but are currently aware that a lot more samples have globulins above the limit, now we are using a more specific albumin method. So, as usual, it is up to the local laboratory to define their own limits. Trevor -- Trevor Gray Dept. of Clinical Chemistry, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield S5 7AU 0114 271 4309 ------ACB discussion List Information-------- This is an open discussion list for the academic and clinical community working in clinical biochemistry. Please note, archived messages are public and can be viewed via the internet. Views expressed are those of the individual and they are responsible for all message content. ACB Web Site http://www.acb.org.uk List Archives http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html List Instructions (How to leave etc.) http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/