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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-3-7
pubmed:abstractText
Serum thyroglobulin (Tg) measurements are used as a tumor marker for monitoring patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma. The clinical utility of six different Tg methods [RIA or immunometric assay (IMA)] currently used in Europe and the US was evaluated, with focus on methodologic standardization, sensitivity, interassay precision across the typical clinical monitoring interval (6 to 12 months), "hook" effects (IMA methods), and Tg autoantibody interference. The methods evaluated were: DYNOtest Tg (Henning), OptiQuant Tg (Kronus), SELco Tg (Medipan), Thyroglobulin IRMA (Pasteur), Nichols Chemiluminescent ICMA (Corning Nichols), and an RIA developed by us (USC Endocrine Services Laboratory). The clinical impact of the current methodologic problems on the use of serum Tg measurements is reviewed. Optimal performance goals are recommended for manufacturers developing and laboratories and physicians selecting a serum Tg method to use for serial long-term monitoring of thyroid cancer patients.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0009-9147
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
42
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
164-73
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1996
pubmed:articleTitle
Current status and performance goals for serum thyroglobulin assays.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles 90033, USA. cspencer@hsc.usc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't