[en] The results of a comparative evaluation of seven immunometric TSH kits are presented. These include data on reproducibility, sensitivity, precision, bias, parallelism, cross reactivity and a clinical assessment of the kits. It was concluded that five of the kits have the potential to meet the high sensitivity requirements for clinical diagnostic application and particular aspects of performance of each of these kits are presented which may help in the selection of a method appropriate to local circumstances. (UK)

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[en] Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH), D-Phe₆-GnRH and thyro-tropin releasing factor (TRF) were tritiated by direct catalytic exchange using Rh/A1₂O₃ + HT under conditions which lead in model deuterations of Nα-acetylhistidine amide to a high incorporation of deuterium into position 5 of the histidine ring. Specific activities up to a range of 400 GBq/mmol in form of nonhydrolyzable tritium are attainable after removal of the label incorporated into position 2 of the histidine ring. A crucial reason for diminished specific activities was found to be a catalyst mediated hydrogen transfer between the peptides and traces of water, contained in the reaction mixture, competing with the tritiation. (author)

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[en] To asses the accuracy achieved by the A.C.A.T. and other clinical and laboratorial criterion in the diagnoses of T.A.I.B. we investigated twenty patients with goiter and antimicrossomal antibodies titres of 1/1.600 or more. Analysing the parameters useful in the diagnosis, we found a significant correlation between the antimicrossomal antibodies titres and the basal TSH concentration, an elevated basal TSH and an exaggerated response to TRH independent of the patient clinical status reflecting in the majority of the cases a state of subclinical hypotyroidism; an irregular appearance of the radioisotope thyroid scan and a positive response to a perchlorate discharge test. We conclude that from the parameters useful in the T.A.I.B. diagnosis, the A.C.A.T. detection mainly the antimicrossomal antibodies, is an excellent tool to detect patients with a clinical suspect of thyroid auto-immune disease and when we found high tires in a patient with goiter and an elevated basal TSH concentration we can suggest T.A.I.B. diagnosis. (author)