Negative thyrotropin assay interference associated with an IgGκ paraprotein [4]

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 709-710

  Luzzi, Veronica I ^a   Scott, Mitchell G ^a   Gronowski, Ann M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA CHAIN; LIOTHYRONINE; PARAPROTEIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LETTER; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS; THYROID FUNCTION TEST;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, HETEROPHILE; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA-CHAINS; MALE; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES; PARAPROTEINS; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 0037382496     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/49.4.709     Document Type: Letter

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