Measurement of thyroid hormones, harmonization and standardization
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1009-9158.2016.12.025
- VernacularTitle:甲状腺激素检测及一致化与标准化
- Author:
Qinghui MENG
;
Weiyan ZHOU
;
Wenxiang CHEN
- Keywords:
Thyroid hormones;
Thyroid function tests;
Reference standards
- From:
Chinese Journal of Laboratory Medicine
2016;39(12):978-982
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
The incidence of thyroid dysfunction has increased year by year; the degree of public concern about thyroid disease also has been growing; the accuracy and comparability of results given by thyroid hormone assays from clinical laboratories face new challenges .This paper reviewed the clinical significance and measurements of thyroid hormones , also summarized the outcome of IFCC Working Group on Standardization of Thyroid Function Tests .It is expected to bring manufacturers′and clinical laboratories′attention to the importance of standardization/harmonization; and they could collaborate with each other .
