Finding blunders in thyroid testing: experience in newborns.

Laurel J. Zilka; John A. Lott; Lula C. Baker; Sharon M. Linard

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Finding blunders in thyroid testing: experience in newborns.

July 30, 2008

Zilka LJ, Lott JA, Baker LC, et al. J Clin Lab Anal. 2008;22(4):254-6.

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Inconsistent and possibly erroneous results of thyroid tests for newborns occurred in 18 patients among 600,000 tested in this study. The authors recommend follow-up studies to determine the reproducibility of these results.

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