Macroprolactinaemia, the major unknown in the differential diagnosis of hyperprolactinaemia: 10 cases and discussion of diagnostic clues

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 131, Issue 9-10, 2001, Pages 122-126

  Cattaneo, F ^a   Kappeler, D ^a   Muller B ^a  

^a Endocrinology and Diabetology   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Apparent hyperprolactinaemia; Big big prolactin; Idiopathic hyperprolactinaemia; Macroprolactinaemia

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MACROGOL; MACROPROLACTIN; PROLACTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; MACROMOLECULE; MACROPROLACTINEMIA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRECIPITATION;

EID: 0035099609     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4414/smw.2001.06127     Document Type: Article

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