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The serum level of prealbumin (PA) was determined in 99(44 males) healthy newborn, infant,children and adolescent sera(range: 1 day-19 yrs) by means of a sensitive (<0.2 ug/dl),accurate(98.7% recovery) and precise(C.V.=3.6-9.5%) home-made RIA method.Correlation of this RIA with the radial immunodiffusion method was excellent (r=0.944).PA serum concentration showed a mean 43% enhancement over the 1st yr of life,as compared to neonatal levels. Age distribution of the PA serum values appears in the table.Relationship of PA with age was further supported by the striking direct correlation found (r=0.64,P < 0.001).Sex difference(P < 0.05) was evident only from 10 yrs onwards.
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Benvenga, S., De Luca, F., Vermiglio, F. et al. 151 Radioimmunoassayble Prealbumin in newborns, infants, children and adolescents. Pediatr Res 19, 628 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198506000-00171
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-198506000-00171