Lesson from inappropriate TSH-receptor antibody measurement in hypothyroidism: case series and literature review

Clin Chem Lab Med. 2019 Aug 27;57(9):e218-e221. doi: 10.1515/cclm-2019-0090.
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Keywords: autoantibody; autoimmune thyroid disease; bioassay; severe hypothyroidism; thyrotropin (TSH)-receptor blocking antibodies.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Autoantibodies / immunology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Hypothyroidism / immunology*
  • Hypothyroidism / metabolism*
  • Immunoglobulins, Thyroid-Stimulating / immunology
  • Iodide Peroxidase / immunology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Receptors, Thyrotropin / analysis
  • Receptors, Thyrotropin / immunology*
  • Receptors, Thyrotropin / metabolism
  • Thyrotropin / immunology

Substances

  • Autoantibodies
  • Immunoglobulins, Thyroid-Stimulating
  • Receptors, Thyrotropin
  • thyrotropin-binding inhibitory immunoglobulin
  • Thyrotropin
  • Iodide Peroxidase