This invention provides a method of diagnosing a thyroid condition in a subject which comprises: determining the concentration of thyroid stimulating hormone in a urine sample by a method which is not a radioimmunoassay; and comparing the concentration of thyroid stimulating hormone with a urinary concentration of thyroid stimulating hormone in a normal subject; wherein: i) a concentration of thyroid stimulating hormone which is higher than the urinary concentration of thyroid stimulating hormone in the normal subject diagnoses hypothyroidism in the subject; and ii) a concentration of thyroid stimulating hormone which is lower than the urinary concentration of thyroid stimulating hormone in the normal subject diagnoses hyperthyroidism in the subject. This invention also proves a method of monitoring thyroxine therapy.
本发明提供了一种诊断受试者甲状腺疾病的方法,该方法包括:用非放射免疫测定法测定尿样中促甲状腺激素的浓度;将促甲状腺激素的浓度与正常受试者尿液中促甲状腺激素的浓度进行比较;其中:i) 若促甲状腺激素的浓度高于正常人尿液中的促甲状腺激素浓度,则可诊断该受试者患有甲状腺功能减退症;以及 ii) 若促甲状腺激素的浓度低于正常人尿液中的促甲状腺激素浓度,则可诊断该受试者患有甲状腺功能亢进症。本发明还证明了一种监测
甲状腺素治疗的方法。