Macro-Thyrotropin: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Author(s) -
Tze Ping Loh,
Shih Ling Kao,
David Halsall,
SueAnne Toh,
Edmund Chan,
Su Chin Ho,
E Shyong Tai,
Chin Meng Khoo
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2011-3490
Subject(s) - euthyroid , liter , medicine , endocrinology , polyethylene glycol , thyroid function tests , peg ratio , free thyroxine , dilution , chemistry , thyroid function , thyroid stimulating hormone , chromatography , thyroid , biochemistry , physics , finance , economics , thermodynamics
Isolated elevation of TSH in the absence of thyroid symptoms can be very rarely caused by a macromolecule formed between TSH and Ig (macro-TSH), confounding the interpretation of thyroid function test results.
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