Uremic Solutes Database
Solute Details for β-2-Microglobulin
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Base data
Name β-2-Microglobulin
Molecular weight 11818
Group Peptide
Class Middle molecule
Added 16.09.2009
Reference Pubmed: 12675874
Submitted by Vanholder
Reviewed by Abou Deif

Normal concentrations (CN)
DateMean (+/-SD) (low Range - high Range)nReferenceSubmitted byReviewed byNotes
05.07.20011.17 (+/-0.40) mg/L26Influence of dialysis modalities on s...Abou DeifArgiles
03.01.2007 (1.10-2.40) mg/L24[Middle molecules removal. Beyond bet...Abou DeifArgiles[16]
08.03.20111.90 (+/-0.60) mg/L21Levels of circulating endothelial pro...Abou DeifArgiles
Grand mean1.50 (+/-0.50) (1.10-2.40) mg/L47
ANOVAF(1,45) = 24.87, p=0.00: Significant differences between group means.
DispersionL:1.10, M:1.50, H:2.40 : A - (Minimal scatter: High consistency.)

Uremic concentrations (CU)
DateMean (+/-SD) (low Range - high Range)nReferenceSubmitted byReviewed byNotes
27.10.199455.00 (+/-7.90) (?-100.00) mg/L10Determinants of the serum concentrati...VanholderAbou Deif
05.07.200155.00 (+/-9.70) mg/L10Influence of dialysis modalities on s...Abou DeifArgiles
12.09.200528.80 (+/-7.80) mg/L10Clinical cross-over comparison of mid...Abou DeifArgiles
05.04.200639.20 (+/-18.70) mg/L20Pre-dilution on-line haemofiltration ...Abou DeifArgiles
03.01.200725.80 (+/-8.00) (13.00-41.00) mg/L24[Middle molecules removal. Beyond bet...Abou DeifArgiles
08.06.200742.70 (+/-4.80) mg/L14Altered motor nerve excitability in e...Abou DeifArgiles
05.04.200922.70 (+/-6.10) mg/L10New strategies in haemodiafiltration ...Abou DeifArgiles
04.09.200935.90 (+/-4.30) mg/L12Differences in solute removal by two ...Abou DeifArgiles
01.03.201032.50 (+/-7.20) mg/L490Serum beta2-microglobulin level is a ...Abou DeifArgiles
08.06.201019.20 (+/-5.30) mg/L15Optimization of mid-dilution haemodia...Abou DeifArgiles
09.06.201026.60 (+/-1.42) mg/L14Low-flux hemodialysis suppresses inte...Abou DeifArgiles
04.09.201031.10 (+/-3.10) mg/L22On-line hemodiafiltration in Southeas...Abou DeifArgiles
08.01.201133.50 (+/-11.80) mg/L62Long-term effects of high-efficiency ...Abou DeifArgiles
08.03.201135.70 (+/-8.70) mg/L38Levels of circulating endothelial pro...Abou DeifArgiles
06.04.201318.60 (+/-0.40) mg/L18The use of SDS-PAGE scanning of spent...Abou DeifArgiles
Grand mean32.62 (+/-8.00) (13.00-100.00) mg/L769
ANOVAF(14,754) = 19.21, p=0.00: Significant differences between group means.
DispersionL:13.00, M:32.62, H:100.00 : B - (Medium scatter: Considerable degree of uncertainty.)

Relative increase (CU/CN) 21.80 times higher than the average normal concentration.

Pathological associations
DateCategoryReferenceComment
29.03.2000OsteoarticularBeta2-microglobulin and amyloidosis.Dialysis-associated amyloidosis is often composed of beta2-microglobulin fibrils. Beta2-M-amyloid deposition is probably at least in part related to elevated plasma beta2-M in chronic renal failure.
01.06.2000OsteoarticularSwitch from conventional to high-flux...Use of a high-flux membrane decreased the risk of morbidity and mortality. Larger molecule elimination was shown important for preventing beta 2m amyloidosis and for prolonging survival of dialysis patients.
01.03.2010otherSerum beta2-microglobulin level is a ...Serum ß-2-Microglobulin level is a significant predictor of mortality in haemodialysis patients, independent of haemodialysis duration, diabetes, malnutrition and chronic inflammation.
04.05.2010OsteoarticularBeta2-microglobuline plasma level and...Plasmatic level of beta2-microglobuline is strongly connected with painful shoulder in dialyzed patients.

Notes
16Excluded from analysis of variance for missing arithmetic mean, standard deviation or sample count.