title: The "hook effect": high concentrations of prostate-specific antigen giving artifactually low values on one-step immunoassay.
authors: B A
authors: BA
authors: Wolf
authors: N C
authors: NC
authors: Garrett
authors: M H
authors: MH
authors: Nahm
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis*; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis*; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D011467:Prostate / Q000276:immunology*; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen