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Thyroid Antibody panel
MessageIncludes: Thyroid Peroxidase and Thyroglobulin Antibodies
Test Code
THYAB
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum
Minimum Volume
0.6 mL
Instructions
Administration of STRENSIQ may interfere in certain assays and may falsely elevate values. For patients receiving STRENSIQ, consideration should be given to using alternate methods.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated (cold packs)
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 4 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis • Grossly lipemic
Methodology
Immunoassay (IA)
Setup Schedule
Set up: Mon-Fri; Report available: 1-4 days
Clinical Significance
Measurement of thyroglobulin and thyroid peroxidase antibodies is useful in the diagnosis and management of a variety of thyroid disorders, including autoimmune thyroiditis, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, Graves' disease, certain types of goiter, and polyendocrine auto-immunopathies.
