False-positive TSH receptor antibody results in an infant with activating TSHR mutation

Endocr J. 2018 Jul 28;65(7):793-794. doi: 10.1507/endocrj.EJ18-0161. Epub 2018 Jun 21.

Authors

Felix Ck Wong¹, Elaine Yl Au², Ricky Wk Ip², Ho Chung Yau³, Lydia Cw Lit¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Chemical Pathology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.
² Division of Clinical Immunology, Department of Pathology, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.
³ Department of Paediatrics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China.

PMID: 29925745
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.EJ18-0161

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Autoantibodies / blood*
False Positive Reactions
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Male
Mutation
Receptors, Thyrotropin / genetics*
Receptors, Thyrotropin / immunology
Thyroid Function Tests

Substances

Autoantibodies
Receptors, Thyrotropin