HIGHLY SENSITIVE DETECTION OF BETA-2 TRANSFERRIN IN RHINORRHEA AND OTORRHEA AS A MARKER FOR CEREBROSPINAL-FLUID (CSF) LEAKAGE

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作者
FRANSEN, P [1 ]
SINDIC, CJM [1 ]
THAUVOY, C [1 ]
LATERRE, C [1 ]
STROOBANDT, G [1 ]
机构
[1] CATHOLIC UNIV LOUVAIN,NEUROCHIM LAB,B-1200 BRUSSELS,BELGIUM
关键词
BETA-2; TRANSFERRIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CSF RHINORRHEA; OTORRHEA;
D O I
10.1007/BF01403002
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
As beta-2 transferrin is almost specific to the cerebrospinal fluid, its detection in rhinorrhea or otorrhea fluids demonstrates the occurrence of CSF fistula. We describe a highly sensitive method based on immunoaffinity-mediated capillary blotting for the detection of this cathodic isoform of transferrin in minute amounts (3-mu-l) of rhinorrhea or otorrhea fluids. Application of this method in a series of 10 patients with CSF fistula is reported.
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