False-positive polyethylene glycol precipitation tests for macroprolactin due to increased serum globulins

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 256-259

  Ram, Sweta ^a   Harris, Beverley ^b   Fernando, Joseph J R ^a   Gama, Rousseau ^a,c   Fahie Wilson, Michael ^d  

^a NEW CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL UNITED HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHEND HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; MACROGOL; PROLACTIN; SERUM GLOBULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; GEL FILTRATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYELOMA; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; PRECIPITATION; PROLACTIN; SERUM GLOBULINS;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 44249099227     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: 00045632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/acb.2008.007233     Document Type: Article

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