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[ 6 ], optimization of the Dutch NBS for detection of CH-C is warranted to improve its specificity. Reference intervals (RIs) for diagnostic tests are crucial for the interpretation of the measurements. A RI is based on measurement of a laboratory test
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secretion peak corresponds to the decrease in TSH secretion [ 11 ]. TSH levels during late pregnancy stay within the reference intervals determined for the general population, but in the first trimester it tends to be lower. The lowest TSH concentrations
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shows considerable dynamics within the first trimester of a pregnancy which necessitates the use of pregnancy-specific reference intervals in the assessment of maternal thyroid function ( 3 ). In the kidney, an increase in renal plasma flow and the
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concentrations in a healthy individual have a much smaller variation over time, approximating to a third of the reference interval [ 14 ]. This can be conceptualised as an individual's ‘TSH setpoint'. Furthermore, follow-up of individuals using sequential TSH
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interval (95% CI) for spontaneous abortion and stillbirth in pregnancies exposed to maternal hyperthyroidism versus the reference group with no maternal thyroid dysfunction registered up to 2 years after the pregnancy. In all analyses, robust standard error
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files and references of relevant articles and textbooks were also included. The task force critically assessed the literature and identified high-quality studies on SHyper. They evaluated study designs, the quality and consistency of the results, and the
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comparability of the fT4 assays enabling worldwide generalized reference intervals, will improve interpretation and will prevent miscommunication regarding fT4 results. However, there are other methodological quality aspects (like matrix effects in a pregnant
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context of constitutional thinness (TSH: 63.9 mUI/L (reference interval (RI): 0.27–4.2 mUI/L), free T4: 16 pmol/L (RI: 12.51–21.39 pmol/L), and free T3: 5.8 pmol/L (RI: 3.10–6.8 pmol/L); cobas analyser, Roche Diagnostics). Anti-thyroid peroxidase and anti
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assays to use common reference intervals or decision limits for interpretation of results. However, in view of the Committee's approach to standardization/harmonization with clinically relevant patient samples, this recalibration basis will uniquely be
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-called ‘reference population', the median TSH was 1.39 mU/l with a reference interval of 0.45-4.12 mU/l (P2.5-P97.5). However, a clear age-dependent effect on TSH values was observed: median TSH values and their reference ranges in the age groups 20-29, 60-69, 70