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N Hata, M Ito, H Mizuta, O Nose, K Miyai, Enzyme immunoassay of thyroxin-binding globulin in dried blood samples on filter paper., Clinical Chemistry, Volume 29, Issue 7, 1 July 1983, Pages 1437–1440, https://doi.org/10.1093/clinchem/29.7.1437
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Abstract
A double-antibody enzyme immunoassay was developed for determination of thyroxin-binding globulin in dried blood samples on filter paper. The measurable concentration range of thyroxin-binding globulin in two 3-mm blood discs was 3.3 to 52 mg/L equivalent of serum (i.e., equivalent to the concentrations in known serum standards). Thyroxin-binding globulin in dried blood samples on filter paper was stable for at least four weeks when kept dry at -20 degrees C, 4 degrees C, or room temperature. The mean coefficients of variation were 6.6% (within assay) and 5.9% (between assays). The concentrations of thyroxin-binding globulin in dried blood samples determined by this method correlated well with those in serum determined by radioimmunoassay (r = 0.95) and by enzyme immunoassay (r = 0.96). This method is applicable for detecting cases of thyroxin-binding globulin deficiency and avoids the false-positive results for neonatal hypothyroidism obtained by measuring thyroxin.
