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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
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ENDOCRINE SOC
DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgad681
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thyroid function tests; thyroid hormone action; assay interference
This article describes a diagnostic approach to discordant thyroid function tests, focusing on factors causing elevated free thyroxine and/or free triiodothyronine measurements with nonsuppressed TSH levels. A structured approach combining clinical assessment with additional laboratory investigations can establish a correct diagnosis, potentially preventing unnecessary investigation or inappropriate therapy.
Measurement of free thyroid hormones (THs) and thyrotropin (TSH) using automated immunoassays is central to the diagnosis of thyroid dysfunction. Using illustrative cases, we describe a diagnostic approach to discordant thyroid function tests, focusing on entities causing elevated free thyroxine and/or free triiodothyronine measurements with nonsuppressed TSH levels. Different types of analytical interference (eg, abnormal thyroid hormone binding proteins, antibodies to iodothyronines or TSH, heterophile antibodies, biotin) or disorders (eg, resistance to thyroid hormone beta or alpha, monocarboxylate transporter 8 or selenoprotein deficiency, TSH-secreting pituitary tumor) that can cause this biochemical pattern will be considered. We show that a structured approach, combining clinical assessment with additional laboratory investigations to exclude assay artifact, followed by genetic testing or specialized imaging, can establish a correct diagnosis, potentially preventing unnecessary investigation or inappropriate therapy.
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