摘要 |
<p>A method for assaying lipoprotein (a) in a liquid sample containing other lipoproteins, and an assay device (figure 1) for use in the method are disclosed. In the method, the liquid is contacted with a solid support reagent pad (30) containing lectin attached to a solid support, under conditions effective to bind lipoprotein (a) to the support bound lectin. After removing unbound lipoproteins, the amount of lipoproteins (a) bound to the support (30) is assayed. In one embodiment, the method and assay device are designed for assaying cholesterol associated with lipoprotein (a).</p> |