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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2024

A novel bioassay for thyroid-blocking immunoglobulins.

Augustine George, Johannes Lotz, Maximilian Luffy, Anna-Lena Ganz, Jan Wolf, George J Kahaly

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors.

Augustine GeorgeMolecular Thyroid Research Lab, Department of Medicine I, Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) Medical Center, Mainz, Germany.
Johannes LotzInstitute of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine, Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) Medical Center, Mainz, Germany.
Maximilian LuffyMolecular Thyroid Research Lab, Department of Medicine I, Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) Medical Center, Mainz, Germany.
Anna-Lena GanzMolecular Thyroid Research Lab, Department of Medicine I, Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) Medical Center, Mainz, Germany.
Jan WolfMolecular Thyroid Research Lab, Department of Medicine I, Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) Medical Center, Mainz, Germany.
George J KahalyMolecular Thyroid Research Lab, Department of Medicine I, Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) Medical Center, Mainz, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Thyroid-blocking immunoglobulins (TBI) are present in 10%-15% of patients with autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD). TBI affect thyroid function. The analytical performance of a novel TBI bioassay was evaluated. Methods: Sera from AITD patients were tested with a cell-based TBI reporter bioassay (Thyretain Results: Of 1,011 unselected AITD patients, 131 patients (212 samples) were TBI positive. Of the 212 samples, 149 (70.3%), 47 (22%), and 16 (7.5%) were hypothyroid, euthyroid, and hyperthyroid, respectively. The three thyrotropin receptor antibody (TSH-R-Ab) assays were negative in 90 controls devoid of autoimmune thyroid disorders. In contrast, the Turbo cyclic adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cAMP) TBI, Thyretain TBI, and the binding assays detected TBI in 212 (100%), 168 (79%), and 138/180 (65%) samples, respectively ( Conclusions: The novel, easy-to-perform, rapid, and reliable Turbo TSH-R blocking bioassay detected significantly more TBI than the established immunoassays, emphasizing its higher analytical performance and clinical utility in the management of patients with AITD.

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Biological AssayAdultAgedFemaleHumansImmunoglobulins, Thyroid-StimulatingMaleMiddle AgedReceptors, ThyrotropinThyroid DiseasesThyroid Function TestsThyroiditis, AutoimmuneImmunoglobulins, Thyroid-StimulatingReceptors, Thyrotropinautoimmune thyroid diseaseblocking TSH-R bioassayhomogeneous cAMP biosensorthyroid-blocking immunoglobulinsthyrotropin receptor blocking antibodies

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PMCPMC11554474

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