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Methodology

Reduction of Dilution Error in Elisas Using an Internal Standard

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Pages 1451-1464 | Received 04 Mar 2016, Accepted 23 May 2016, Published online: 17 Jun 2016
 

Abstract

Background: Dilution bias is a major cause of immunoassay variability due to the lack of an internal standard to determine the true versus the expected dilution value. Methodology: We used an internal control to measure dilution bias in an ELISA. Acridine-orange was added at the first dilution step and monitored throughout dilutions. Assay results were corrected using the fluorescent signal ratio between samples and reference. Acridine dilution correlated with analyte-specific assay measurements (R2 = 0.987). Correction of assay results with the measured dilution factor improved both accuracy and precision resulting in a reduction of >50% %CV reduction. Conclusion: Dilution correction can significantly improve accuracy and precision of immunoassays. Additional control strategies may further mitigate other sources of variability.

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The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties.

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Ethical conduct of research

The authors state that they have obtained appropriate institutional review board approval or have followed the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki for all human or animal experimental investigations. In addition, for investigations involving human subjects, informed consent has been obtained from the participants involved.

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