Thyreoglobulin abs. (Serum (s))

Testcode:	E_ATG
Specimens:	500 µl Serum (s)
Preanalytics/Notes:	Patients receiving high doses of biotin (> 5 mg / day) should be sampled at least 8 hours after the last application, as high levels of biotin may interfere with the test system. See also microsomal thyroid antibodies (MAK) or autoantibodies against thyroid peroxidase (anti-TPO). See also TSH receptor antibodies (TRAK)
Method:	ECLIA
Dimension:	IU/ml
Set-up:	Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
Duration:	1 day
Indication/Significance:	Suspected auto-immune diseases of the thyroid gland, e.g. Hashimoto's thyroiditis Analyses of sera of patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma in whose Tg is monitored.
Interpretation:	Increased in the case more… Increased in the case of: Hashimoto's thyroiditis (up to 80 %; high titers) Immunogenic hyperthyreoses (30 %) Subacute de Quervain's thyroiditis Differentiated thyroid carcinoma (up to 45 %) Simple goitre (up to 14 %) Elderly women (up to 32 %) Incidental detection of TAK in the case of: Sjögren's syndrome SLE Rheumatoid arthritis Auto-immune haemolytic anaemia close
Further tests:	TPO antibodies (MAK), TSH receptor antibodies (TRAK)

both sex
	< 115 IU/ml