ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE IMMUNOASSAY INTERFERENCE IN A PATIENT WITH SUBCLINICAL HYPERCORTISOLISM.

Saydam B. O., ADIYAMAN S. C., Demir L., Yener S.

Acta endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005), vol.16, no.3, pp.379-382, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.4183/aeb.2020.379
  • Journal Name: Acta endocrinologica (Bucharest, Romania : 2005)
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE
  • Page Numbers: pp.379-382
  • Keywords: Adrenocorticotropic hormone, ACTH interference, subclinical hypercortisolism, ACTH, MANAGEMENT, ANTIBODY
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Context. Immunoassays are vulnerable to occasional analytical errors despite their sensitivity and specificity. Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) is among hormones which are vulnerable to assay interference.