Assay of microalbuminuria using gel electroimmunoassay

The possibility of using electroimmunoassay as a technique for assessing microalbuminuria in the diabetic population has been studied. The method was found to be precise (given inter-batch coefficients of variation of 5.7% and 5.8% at levels of 16 mg/l and 23 mg/l respectively), showed adequate sensitivity, and produced results which correlated well (r = 0.971) with these obtained from a routine radioimmunoassay procedure. It is concluded that electroimmunoassay provides a reliable alternative to more sophisticated techniques in the non-specialized laboratory dealing with only moderate numbers of specimens.