Frequent Misdiagnosis and Mismanagement of Hyperprolactinemic Patients before the Introduction of Macroprolactin Screening: Application of a New Strict Laboratory Definition of Macroprolactinemia | Zendy

Abdulwahab M. Suliman | Zendy; Thomas P. Smith | Zendy; James Gibney | Zendy; T. J. McKenna | Zendy

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Frequent Misdiagnosis and Mismanagement of Hyperprolactinemic Patients before the Introduction of Macroprolactin Screening: Application of a New Strict Laboratory Definition of Macroprolactinemia

Author(s) -

Abdulwahab M. Suliman,

Thomas P. Smith,

James Gibney,

T. J. McKenna

Publication year - 2003

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 - 10.1373/49.9.1504

Subject(s) - medicine , pediatrics , intensive care medicine

Macroprolactin (big big prolactin) has reduced bioactivity and is measured by immunoassays for prolactin when it accumulates in the plasma of some individuals. We applied normative data for serum prolactin after treatment of sera to remove macroprolactin to elucidate the contribution of macroprolactin to misleading diagnoses, inappropriate investigations, and unnecessary treatment.

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