Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Measurement of aldosterone, the major mineralocorticoid secreted by adrenal cortex, is important for the screening of primary aldosteronism and for the clinical assessment of hypertensive patients. RIA remain widely used for the measurement of aldosterone but some automated immunoassays are emerging. The aim of our study was to evaluate the performances of a new automated aldosterone immunoassay.Methods: Method imprecision of the Liaison&#1...

Background: Vitamin D is an important contributor to musculoskeletal health and its potential involvement has recently been underlined in several non-skeletal diseases. Measurement of circulating levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) represents the most reliable assessment of vitamin D status. Several assays are available but are not commutable because of a lack of of standardization. The aim of our study was to evaluate the performance of a new ELISA for measurement of 25OHD ...