Clinical and laboratory issues associated with persistent low-level elevations of hCG in a female of childbearing age. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Persistent low-level elevations of serum concentrations of hCG in a non-pregnant female of childbearing age were investigated by a number of laboratory techniques including heterophile blocking reagents, polyethylene glycol precipitation, serial dilutions and hCG measurements on several different instrument/reagent systems. The results of these studies indicated that this patient had immunoreactive hCG in her serum that was not the intact hCG molecule but primarily the free β-hCG subunit. Differential diagnoses are discussed along with recommendation for continued surveillance of serum hCG concentrations.

publication date

  • December 28, 2013

Research

keywords

  • Chorionic Gonadotropin

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84892475632

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.cca.2013.12.029

PubMed ID

  • 24378284

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 430