Falsely elevated serum antimüllerian hormone level in a context of heterophilic interference

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1729-1732

  Cappy, Hélène ^a   Pigny, Pascal ^a   Leroy Billiard, Maryse ^a   Dewailly, Didier ^a   Catteau Jonard, Sophie ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Antim llerian hormone; heterophile antibodies; immunoassay

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; HETEROPHILE ANTIBODY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR;

ADULT; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANDROSTENEDIONE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTRAL FOLLICLE COUNT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ANTI-MULLERIAN HORMONE; ANTIBODIES, HETEROPHILE; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE;

EID: 84876978948     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.12.037     Document Type: Article

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