ea0011p586 | Neuroendocrinology and behaviour | ECE2006
Álvarez-Vázquez P
, Rodríguez Pérez D
, Álvarez García E
, Páramo Fernandez C
, Hervás Abad E
, Andrade Olivié MA
Introduction: Macroprolactin (maPRL) is a high molecular weight variant of prolactin (PRL) which has reduced bioactivity. The purpose of the present study was to determine the clinic-analytical repercussion of the presence of maPRL in patients with hyperprolactinaemia.Patients and methods: A polyethylene glycol (PEG) precipitation test was used to detect the presence of maPRL in all consecutive samples with prolactin levels >50 ng/ml (1060 mUIL). A r...