Pitfalls in estradiol measurement by electrochemiluminescence immunoassay: A case study of a prepubertal girl with a falsely elevated serum estradiol level

Clin Pediatr Endocrinol. 2024;33(1):35-38. doi: 10.1297/cpe.2023-0054. Epub 2024 Jan 28.

Kyohei Furusawa¹, Rumi Hachiya^{1

2}, Hironori Shibata², Noboru Uchida², Goro Sasaki¹, Hiroyuki Fukushima^{1

2}, Tomohiro Ishii², Tomonobu Hasegawa²

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Dental College Ichikawa General Hospital, Chiba, Japan.
² Department of Pediatrics, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.

No abstract available

Keywords: competitive assay; electrochemiluminescence immunoassay; estradiol; falsely high value; premature thelarche.