Exclusion of Pre-β Lipoproteins from Agarose Gel Electrophoresis in the Presence of Chylomicrons

Abstract

Ballantyne, D. & Carlson, L. A. Exclusion of Pre-β Lipoproteins from Agarose Gel Electrophoresis in the Presence of Chylomicrons. Scand. J. clin. Lab. Invest. 36, 561–564, 1976.

Chylomicrons present in the fasting serum of patients with type V hyper-lipoproteinaemia have been found to exclude pre-β lipoproteins from entering into agarose gel during lipoprotein electrophoresis. It is recommended that when chylomicrons are present they be removed prior to diagnostic and quantitative lipoprotein electrophoresis in agarose gel.

Key Words:

• Hyperlipoproteinaemenia
• type V
• lipoprotein electrophoresis
• lipoproteins
• very low density