Methods of albumin estimation in clinical biochemistry: Past, present, and future

• Published in: Clinica chimica acta Vol. 469; pp. 150 - 160
• Main Authors: Kumar, Deepak, Banerjee, Dibyajyoti
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.06.2017
• Subjects: Albumins - analysis; Albuminuria; Clinical Chemistry Tests - methods; Diabetic nephropathy; Glycated albumin; Human serum albumin; Humans; Microalbuminuria; Nephrotic syndrome, point of care, pseudo-esterase; Serum Albumin - analysis; Human serum albumin; Glycated albumin; Diabetic nephropathy; Nephrotic syndrome, point of care, pseudo-esterase; Microalbuminuria

Estimation of serum and urinary albumin is routinely performed in clinical biochemistry laboratories. In the past, precipitation-based methods were popular for estimation of human serum albumin (HSA). Currently, dye-binding or immunochemical methods are widely practiced. Each of these methods has it...