Guide to Diagnostic Tests
Protein electrophoresis
Test/Range/Collection
Protein electrophoresis, serum (SPEP)
Adults:
Albumin: 3.3–5.7 g/dL
α1: 0.1–0.4 g/dL
α2: 0.3–0.9 g/dL
β2: 0.7–1.5 g/dL
γ: 0.5–1.4 g/dL
SST
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Citation
Nicoll, Diana, et al. "Protein Electrophoresis." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619261/all/Protein_electrophoresis.
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Protein electrophoresis. Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619261/all/Protein_electrophoresis. Accessed July 24, 2025.
Nicoll, D., Lu, C. M., & McPhee, S. J. (2017). Protein electrophoresis. In Guide to Diagnostic Tests (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619261/all/Protein_electrophoresis
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Protein Electrophoresis [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2025 July 24]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619261/all/Protein_electrophoresis.
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