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3955805

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1986-5-15
pubmed:abstractText
Parathyroid hormone (PTH) assays are becoming available to clinical chemistry laboratories for in-house use. We evaluated the clinical utility of two mid-molecule PTH assays in comparison to a sensitive but technically demanding component assay. A normal reference population, and an abnormal population including cases of primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism, hypoparathyroidism, and humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy were tested. PTH determinations with each assay system and total serum calcium determinations were done on all specimens. The Endocrine Metabolic Center (EMC) kit assay and the Immuno Nuclear Corp. (INC) kit assay demonstrated adequate standard curve reproducibility and precision for clinical use. With the aid of calcium determinations each assay performed well in the separation of abnormal patient groups, and in the separation of abnormal from normal PTH-calcium homeostasis. PTH values for the reference population differed among the three assays. The component assay and the EMC assay had a negative correlation with serum calcium, but the INC assay had a positive correlation with serum calcium.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0009-9120
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
41-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1986
pubmed:articleTitle
Mid-molecule parathyroid hormone assay comparison.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study