Complement Fixation Assay

Preferred Label : Complement Fixation Assay;

NCIt related terms : COMPLEMENT FIXATION;

NCIt definition : An in vitro immunoassay that measures the binding of complement to antigen-antibody complexes in serum, leading to the depletion of free complement and the reduction of hemolytic activity.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: An in vitro immunoassay that detects the presence of a specific antibody utilizing complement-hemolytic activity. The complement binds to the antigen-antibody complexes in a biological specimen, leading to the reduction of hemolytic activity.;

Details

Origin ID

C154799;

UMLS CUI

C1551400;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Complement fixation [LOINC method]
- Complement fixation technique (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Complement fixation, function (observable entity) [SNOMED CT concept]
- complement fixation [SNOMED Notion]
Semantic type(s)
- Laboratory Procedure [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Complement fixation [LOINC method]
- Complement fixation technique (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]
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- CDISC SDTM Method Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CDISC SDTM Terminology [NCIt concept]
- Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology [NCIt concept]

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