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Western blot test

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Western blot test
n.
A serum electrophoretic analysis used to identify proteins.

Western blot test,
a laboratory blood test to detect the presence of antibodies to specific antigens. It is regarded as more precise than the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and is sometimes used to check the validity of ELISA tests.


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The confirmatory Western Blot test uses a 1:50 dilution.
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