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immunoblot

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immunoblot /im·mu·no·blot/ (im´u-no-blot″) a technique for, or the blot resulting from, analyzing or identifying proteins via antigen-antibody specific reactions, as in Western blot technique.
im·mu·no·blot (my-n-blt, -my-)
n.
A laboratory procedure, such as Western blot analysis, in which proteins that have been separated by electrophoresis are transferred onto nitrocellulose sheets and are identified by their reaction with labeled antibodies.

immunoblot


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Although adopting an S/CO ratio as a criterion for referring for further testing by recombinant immunoblot assay (RIBA) has been advocated by some groups (3), our data show that this criterion may be misleading and would deny a confirmatory diagnosis by giving false-negative results for many persons.
It simultaneously performs multiple assays from a single sample in one well, offering a streamlined alternative to IFA, immunoblot and ELISA testing.
Approved by the FDA in February 2000, the Immunoblot lgG Kit is designed for use as a reflex test for patients previously determined to have antibodies to HSV-1 and/or HSV-2.
 
 
 
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