SAT-415 Clinical Performance of Thyroid-Stimulating Immunoglobulin for Graves′ Disease Diagnosis
Marui S., Lenczuk A., Rocha N., Watanabe T., Brito L.
Prospective Study with a reported sample of 117, published in J Endocr Soc (2020) — summary generated from the PubMed abstract.
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- Study type
- Prospective Study
- Journal
- J Endocr Soc (2020)
- Reported sample size
- 117
- Source database
- Europe PMC
- PMCID
- PMC7209235
Abstract (original English)
Abstract INTRODUCTION The diagnosis of Graves′disease (GD) is likely when patient presents hyperthyroidism, symmetrical goiter and orbitopathy and further evaluation is unnecessary. Nevertheless patient with nodular thyroid or in the absence of clinical orbitopathy, measurement of TSH receptor antibodies (TRAb) is recommended to distinguish GD from toxic multinodular goiter, toxic adenoma and other etiologies. Radioiodine uptake (RAIU) also helps to diagnosis when TRAb is unavailable. Third generation TRAb assays measure all types of TSH receptor antibodies: stimulating, blocking and neutral with an excellent sensitivity and specificity for GD diagnosis. Recently, an automated bioassay for the thyroid stimulating immunoglobulin (TSI) was introduced to improve GD diagnosis. OBJECTIVE To analyze clinical performance of TSI and compare with TRAb assay for GD diagnosis. MATERIAL AND METHODS Serum samples of 117 patients with thyrotoxicosis due to GD, toxic multinodular goiter and toxic adenoma were runned simultaneously in two analytical system commercially available. TRAb was analyzed by Elecsys Anti-TSHR assay (Roche Diagnostics, Germany) in a Cobase411 analyzer (Roche Diagnostics, Germany) and results, according to the manufacturer interval reference, were negative if < 1.75 IU/L (analytical range: 0.3 to 40 IU/L). TSI was measured by Immulite TSI assay (Siemens Healthcare, UK)
What this study does not prove
- • This study does not prove SVF is an approved treatment or a replacement for standard care.
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