Report of the IFCC Working Group for Standardization of Thyroid Function Tests; Part 3: Total Thyroxine and Total Triiodothyronine

Authors:
  • GBGraham Beastall
    Graham Beastall
  • JFJames D. Faix
    James D. Faix
  • TITamio Ieiri
    Tamio Ieiri
  • WMW. Greg Miller
    W. Greg Miller
  • JNJerald C. Nelson
    Jerald C. Nelson
  • CRCatherine Ronin
    Catherine Ronin
  • HRH. Alec Ross
    H. Alec Ross
  • JTJos H. Thijssen
    Jos H. Thijssen
  • BTBrigitte Toussaint
    Brigitte Toussaint
  • FTfor the IFCC Working Group on Standardization of Thyroid Function Tests
    for the IFCC Working Group on Standardization of Thyroid Function Tests
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Abstract
Background: Because total thyroid hormone testing is performed on many automated clinical chemistry instruments, the IFCC Scientific Division commissioned the Working Group for Standardization of Thyroid Function Tests to include total thyroxine (TT4) and total triiodothyronine (TT3) in its standardization efforts.