A solid-phase sandwich enzyme immunoassay for serum ferritin is described. The assay procedure was simple, showed good precision, and was suitable for the routine determination of serum ferritin concentration in a clinical laboratory. The assay compared well with a conventional radioimmunoassay for ferritin. The assay was extremely sensitive and had a detection limit of 2·2 pg.
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