Test presentation
Urine protein electrophoresis is a well-established technique routinely used in clinical laboratories for proteinuria content screening.
The CAPILLARYS/MINICAP URINE reagent is designed for urine preparation. The Urine program, on CAPILLARYS and MINICAP instruments, allows the separation of the urine proteins using the PROTEIN(E) 6 kit.
CAPILLARYS and MINICAP instruments perform all sequences automatically, from sample loading to final high resolution pattern.
The pattern is divided in five display zones for simpler visual interpretation:
- Albumin
- Alpha-1
- Alpha-2
- Beta
- Gamma
Urine capillary separation is useful to detect and quantify monoclonal components, particularly Bence Jones proteins (Monoclonal Free Light Chains) or other urinary proteins.