Elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone level in a euthyroid neonate caused by macro thyrotropin-IgG complex

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Rix, Mariane ^a   Laurberg, Peter ^a   Porzig, Christina ^b   Kristensen, Søren Risom ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Falsely elevated thyroid stimulating hormone; Macro thyroid stimulating hormone; Newborn; thyroid stimulating hormone IgG complex

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CASE REPORT; EUTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY COMPLEX; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GEL; EUTHYROID SICK SYNDROMES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 80051909024     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02212.x     Document Type: Article

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