Biochemical Hyperthyroidism in a Newborn Baby Caused by Assay Interaction from Biotin Intake
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Immunoassays are now commonly used for hormone measurement, in high throughput analytical platforms. Immunoassays are generally robust to interference. However, endogenous analytical error may occur in some patients; this may be encountered in biotin supplementation or in the presence of anti-streptavidin antibody, in immunoassays involving streptavidin-biotin interaction. In these cases, the i...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Thyroid Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2235-0640,2235-0802
DOI: 10.1159/000448034