Open AccessIntermethod Variability in TSH-Receptor Antibody Measurement: Implication for the Diagnosis of Graves Disease and for the Follow-Up of Graves Ophthalmopathy
Author(s) -
Catherine Massart,
Rémy Sapin,
J Gibassier,
Arnaud Agin,
Michèle d’Herbomez
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2008.115162
Subject(s) - trab , medicine , graves' disease , endocrinology , euthyroid , immunoassay , antibody , thyroid , immunology
We compared the analytical and clinical performance of 3 porcine thyroid receptor antibody (TRAb) methods (1 second- and 2 new third-generation systems) with the conventional TRAb assay based on the human recombinant TSH receptor (hTRAK).
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