CLINICALLY USEFUL CALCITONIN ASSAYS

被引:7
作者
CARTER, WB [1 ]
HEATH, H [1 ]
机构
[1] MAYO CLIN & MAYO FDN,DIV ENDOCRINOL METAB & INTERNAL MED,ENDOCRINE RES UNIT,ROCHESTER,MN 55905
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
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10.1016/1043-2760(90)90065-B
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Calcitonin assays are essential tools for research into calcitonin (CT) and C-cell physiology and pathophysiology. Several existing radio immunoassays for CT, based on polyclonal antisera, are generally reliable for detection and follow-up of patients having medullary thyroid carcinoma. Occasionally, however, these assays suffer from problems of specificity and sensitivity. Two-site immunometric techniques for CT offer potential for great improvement in sensitivity, specificity, and turnaround time over those based on classical competitive-binding radioimmunoassays. © 1990.
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页码:288 / 291
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