Standardization of Free Thyroxine and Harmonization of Thyrotropin Measurements: A Request for Input from Endocrinologists and Other Physicians

Thyroid. 2015 Dec;25(12):1379-80. doi: 10.1089/thy.2015.0309. Epub 2015 Oct 14.

Authors

Linda M Thienpont¹, James D Faix^{2

3}, Graham Beastall⁴

Affiliations

¹ 1 Laboratory for Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University , Ghent, Belgium .
² 2 Department of Clinical Chemistry and Immunology, Montefiore Medical Center , Bronx, New York.
³ 3 Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein School of Medicine , New York, New York.
⁴ 4 International Federation of Clinical Chemistry & Laboratory Medicine, Glasgow , United Kingdom .

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Endocrinology
Humans
Primary Health Care*
Reference Standards*
Thyroid Diseases / diagnosis*
Thyroid Function Tests / standards*
Thyrotropin / blood*
Thyroxine / blood*

Substances

Thyrotropin
Thyroxine