Trust but Verify: The Impact of Erroneous ACTH Assays

By Derek Bagley

January 29, 2020

An ACTH assay’s accuracy became so concerning that it warranted a paper in the Journal of the Endocrine Society that detailed five separate cases. Raising awareness of this rare but serious issue can avoid misdiagnoses that put patients in peril. This past April, an article appeared in the Journal of the Endocrine Society titled, “Assay-Specific […]

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