Endocrine Abstracts

Macroprolactin interference is a common problem in the interpretation of immunoassays for prolactin. Identifying macroprolactinemia can prevent errors in diagnosis and subsequent delivery of treatment to patients. The search for macroprolactin through polyethylene glycol (PEG) precipitation followed by percentage recovery is the most common used method in clinical laboratories. This study aimed to evaluate the implementation of macroprolactin assessment in hyperprolactinemic s...