Falsely elevated carbohydrate antigen 19-9 level due to heterophilic antibody interference but not rheumatoid factor: A case report

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 116-117

  Liang, Yan ^a   Yang, Zaixing ^a   Ye, Weimin ^a   Yang, Jie ^a   He, Mingjun ^a   Zhong, Renqian ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate antigen 19 9; Heterophilic antibodies; Interference; Rheumatoid factor

Indexed keywords

CA 19-9 ANTIGEN; CHINESE DRUG; HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; XYLOSE;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; KIDNEY CYST; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; MICROPARTICLE ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; PANCREAS CYST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SPIRULINA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, HETEROPHILE; CA-19-9 ANTIGEN; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58149252131     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: 14374331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2009.020     Document Type: Letter

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