Variant hook effect: A cause of false negative result in point of care testing


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Case Report

Author :

Monu Singh, B Preethi, Achla Batra, Pallavi

Volume :

7

Issue :

2

Abstract :

Beta Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin (b hCG) assays are sandwich chromatographic immunoassays which give a false negative results at high hCG concentrations and also in the presence of variants of hCG like hyperglycosylated hCG and hCG core fragments. This is imperative in everyday clinical scenario as it delays the diagnosis of pregnancy and its related complications. We have discussed two such cases where in the first case the diagnosis of hydatidiform mole was delayed due hook effect whereas in the second case the diagnosis of GTD was missed because of variant hook effect.

Keyword :

 Hcg – human chorionicganadotropin.
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