Heterophile antibody interference with thyroid assay

Internal Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 23, 2008, Pages 2033-2037

  Chin, Kek Peng ^a   Pin, Yeo Chin ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Graves disease; Heterophile antibody interference; Hyperthlyroidism; Immunoassay

Indexed keywords

CARBIMAZOLE; HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; GOITER; GRAVES DISEASE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MORNING DOSAGE; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROTOXICOSIS; THYROTROPIN SECRETING ADENOMA;

ANTIBODIES, HETEROPHILE; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 61749096949     PISSN: 09182918     EISSN: 13497235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.47.1496     Document Type: Article

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