Pseudohypercreatininaemia in two patients caused by monoclonal IgM interference with enzymatic assay of creatinine

J Clin Pathol. 2015 Oct;68(10):854-5. doi: 10.1136/jclinpath-2015-203064. Epub 2015 Jun 9.
No abstract available

Keywords: CREATININE; EGFR; LABORATORY TESTS.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / blood*
  • Artifacts
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Creatinine / blood*
  • Enzyme Assays / methods*
  • Female
  • Glomerular Filtration Rate
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin M / blood*
  • Kidney Diseases / blood
  • Kidney Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Kidney Diseases / physiopathology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Up-Regulation

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Biomarkers
  • Immunoglobulin M
  • Creatinine