Test presentation
Protein immunofixation is a well-established technique used to type any suspected monoclonal component, detected by serum protein electrophoresis.
The HYDRAGEL 6 IF Penta and HYDRAGEL 12 IF Penta kits are designed for the direct detection of large majority of monoclonal proteins in human serum by immunofixation electrophoresis on alkaline buffered (pH 9.2) agarose gels.
Monoclonal bands could be hidden by regular proteins on each zone, therefore they can be missed by simple electrophoresis. To identify these abnormal bands, the technique of immunofixation is applied along with the classic electrophoresis.
The semi-automated HYDRASYS instrument performs migration, immunofixation and staining of the agarose gel for qualitative analysis.