title: Biotin treatment causing erroneous immunoassay results: A word of caution for clinicians.
abstract: Biotin or vitamin B7 when ingested in high doses may cause immunoassay interference leading to false potentially misleading results. It is important that clinicians should always interpret laboratory results in the context of patient's clinical state as erroneous results may lead to misdiagnosis and injudicious treatment with adverse patient outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research center.
authors.forename: Raashda Ainuddin
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Sulaiman
mesh_terms: D001710:Biotin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000379:methods*; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests
chemical_list: D001710:Biotin