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Thyroglobulin Panel with HAMA Treatment
Test Code19584
Includes
Thyroglobulin Antibodies
Thyroglobulin, HAMA Treated
Thyroglobulin, Untreated
Thyroglobulin, HAMA Treated
Thyroglobulin, Untreated
Preferred Specimen
2 mL serum
Minimum Volume
1.5 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
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 7 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: Tues-Sat.; Report available: 1-2 days
Clinical Significance
Thyroglobulin (TG) is a secretory product only of the thyroid gland. The major clinical use of serum TG measurement is to monitor, but not to diagnose, patients with well-differentiated thyroid cancers. The measurement of thyroglobulin, after thyroidectomy and ablation of the thyroid gland, is useful to determine metastasis. Deficient TG synthesis is observed in infants with goitrous hypothyroidism.
