Evaluation of a new free-thyroxin assay
Journal Article
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· Clin. Chem. (Winston-Salem, N.C.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5799360
The Amerlex Free Thyroxin (T/sub 4/) Radioimmunoassay Kit (Amersham International Ltd.) is a new direct equilibrium radioimmunoassay for free T/sub 4/ based on an antiserum with very high affinity for T/sub 4/, and a unique /sup 125/l-labeled T/sub 4/ analog as tracer. It is a very simple single-tube radioimmunoassay, making use of Amerlex particles to separate antibody-bound from free species. Interassay precision (CV) is 3.7% at 13 pmol/L and 2.3% at 30 pmol/L; within-assay precision is 4.2% at 21 pmol/L. The reference interval is 11-22 pmol/L. The assay did not misclassify any patients tested who had untreated myxedema or untreated thyrotoxicosis. The free T/sub 4/ assay excelled both the free T/sub 4/ index and the T/sub 4//T/sub 4/-binding globulin ratio in correcting for increased thyroxin-binding globulin from pregnancy, and it was better than the index but not better than the ratio in correcting for increased thyroxin-binding globulin in users of oral contraceptives.
- Research Organization:
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, South Australia
- OSTI ID:
- 5799360
- Journal Information:
- Clin. Chem. (Winston-Salem, N.C.); (United States), Journal Name: Clin. Chem. (Winston-Salem, N.C.); (United States) Vol. 27:12; ISSN CLCHA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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AMINO ACIDS
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ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC IODINE COMPOUNDS
PATIENTS
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RADIOASSAY
RADIOIMMUNOASSAY
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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
AMINO ACIDS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
DATA
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSIS
DISEASES
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
ENDOCRINE DISEASES
EVALUATION
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HORMONES
HYPERTHYROIDISM
HYPOTHYROIDISM
INFORMATION
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
IODINE 125
IODINE ISOTOPES
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
ISOTOPES
MEASURING METHODS
NUCLEI
NUMERICAL DATA
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC IODINE COMPOUNDS
PATIENTS
PEPTIDE HORMONES
RADIOASSAY
RADIOIMMUNOASSAY
RADIOISOTOPES
THYROID HORMONES
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TRACER TECHNIQUES