Assay-Specific Spurious ACTH Results Lead to Misdiagnosis, Unnecessary Testing, and Surgical Misadventure—A Case Series

The proper clinical evaluation of pituitary and adrenal disorders depends on the accurate measurement of plasma ACTH. The modern two-site sandwich ACTH immunoassay is a great improvement compared with older methods but still has the potential for interferences such as heterophile antibodies and pro-...

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Autores principales: Greene, Loren Wissner, Geer, Eliza B, Page-Wilson, Gabrielle, Findling, James W, Raff, Hershel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Endocrine Society 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6446888/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30963134
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/js.2019-00027

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6446888/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30963134
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/js.2019-00027

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