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ArticleScientific reports2021

Cut-off values of serum IgG4 among three reagents, including a novel IgG4 reagent: a multicenter study.

Yoko Usami, Mitsutoshi Sugano, Takeshi Uehara, Masayoshi Koinuma, Nau Ishimine, Kenji Kawasaki, Kazuyoshi Yamauchi, Hideaki Hamano, Takayuki Honda

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Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Yoko UsamiDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan.
Mitsutoshi SuganoDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan.
Takeshi UeharaDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan. tuehara@shinshu-u.ac.jp.
Masayoshi KoinumaFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Teikyo Heisei University, Tokyo, Japan.
Nau IshimineDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan.
Kenji KawasakiDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Chiba University School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
Kazuyoshi YamauchiDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan.
Hideaki HamanoNagano Prefectural Kiso Hospital, Kiso, Japan.
Takayuki HondaDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Shinshu University Hospital, Matsumoto, Japan.
Shinshu University Hospital · JPChiba University · JPNagano Prefectural College · JPTeikyo Heisei University · JPUniversity of Tsukuba · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Elevated serum IgG4 is a useful marker of IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) activity. However, there is no uniformity in the cut-off values of IgG4 among the various reagents. The aim of this study was to compare the measured and cut-off values of IgG4 assessed using three different reagents. This study enrolled 466 IgG4-RD and non-IgG4-RD patients who required measurement of serum IgG4 levels to diagnose or treat IgG4-RD. Serum IgG4 was measured using three reagents: N-assay LA IgG4 Nittobo (Nittobo), BS-NIA IgG4 (TBS), and N Latex IgG4 (Siemens). The values obtained using the three reagents were compared, and cut-off values were calculated for each. Although there was good correlation among the results with the three reagents, the measured and cut-off values were all different. The Nittobo values were 1.4 times the TBS values and the TBS values were almost half those of the Siemens values. ROC curve analysis showed cut-off values for the Nittobo, TBS, and Siemens reagents of 1.42, 1.31, and 2.38 g/L, respectively. The measured and cut-off values of serum IgG4 vary depending on the reagents used for the assay, although there is good correlation among the values measured by the three reagents.

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AgedFemaleHumansImmunoglobulin GImmunoglobulin G4-Related DiseaseImmunologic TestsMaleReagent Kits, DiagnosticSensitivity and SpecificityImmunoglobulin GReagent Kits, Diagnostic

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