educational material
 
Reprints

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"Guidelines for Clinical and Laboratory Evaluation of Patients With Monoclonal Gammopathies"
David F. Keren, MD; Raymond Alexanian, MD; James A. Goeken, MDl Peter D. Gorevic, MD; Robert A. Kyle, MD; Russell H. Tomar, MD, Arch Pathol Lab Med. 1999:123: 106-107.

This guideline provides the recommendation of an expert panel for the clinical and laboratory evaluation of patients suspected of having a clinical condition that produces a monoclonal protein in serum or urine. The recommendations describe the clinical conditions in which a monoclonal protein should be sought, the optimal sequence of testing to diagnose and monitor these patients, and the most effective laboratory procedures. This guideline also discusses the use of a high resolution electrophoresis technique for protein electrophoresis screening.

2.
"HYDRASYS LC Plus HYRYS Automated Electrophoresis System"
Clinical Instrument Systems, Volume 15, Number 7.

In this review article, the systems are presented along with features, benefits and a comparison of significant factors affecting the cost of testing. Included are several interviews with laboratories using the equipment.

3.
"Serum protein electrophoresis and immunofixation by a semiautomated electrophoresis system"
Xavier Bossuyt, Ann Bogaerts, Gilberte Schiettekatte, Norbert Blanckaert, Clinical Chemistry, 44:5, 944-949, 1998.

Agarose protein and immunofixation electrophoresis performed on Sebia's HYDRASYS and HYRYS systems are compared to conventional, manually performed methods.