Assertion: specific agglutination | /r/CapableOf | determine the amount of analyte present
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text: According to the present invention, there is provided a method of immunoassay for an analyte in a liquid sample, which comprises forming a mixture of the liquid sample with finely divided particles comprising a protein and a reagent, whereby specific agglutination of the particles occurs to an extent dependent on the amount of analyte present, and determining the said extent and thereby the amount of analyte present, wherein the mixture also includes one or more chaotropic or chaotropic-like agents to reduce non-specific protein interaction interferences, the amounts of said agent(s) being sufficient to reduce the effect on agglutination of said interferences.