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Aim: A number of recent reports have investigated the origin of false-positive hCG results. This case report demonstrates a slightly high true positive hCG in a young female patient with chronic kidney disease.
Materials and Methods: The patients serum...
Aim: Cross-reactivity in immunological techniques varies and the frequency depends on the population of the study, technique for detecting the reaction and researchers method. In this study our aim was to evaluate the cross-reactivity in thyroid function tests.
...Luteinizing hormone (LH) levels may occasionally be elevated in individuals without any clinical manifestations. One possible explanation for this finding is the presence of macro LH, an immunoglobulin-bound form of LH that forms immune complexes and is cleared slowly from circulation. An...
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