Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Thyroglobulin Antibody Build info

Synonyms

  • THYROGLOBULIN
  • THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODIES
  • ATYGL
  • LAB533

Procedure Name

THYROGLOBULIN

Procedure Master Number

LAB533

Procedure ID

17791

Clinical Info

Thyroglobulin autoantibodies are frequently elevated in individuals with autoimmune thyroid diseases (Graves' disease and Hashimoto's disease) 

Specimen Sources

 Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

 Blood

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Gold Top Tube (Gold)
Specimen: 1 mL serum ( 0.5 mL min)

Specimen Volume

1 mL serum ( 0.5 mL min)

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

4 days at 2-8 °C
2 months at -20 °C (± 5 °C). Freeze only once

Methodology

Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay

Days Performed

Monday through Saturday

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Core Lab at CFAM

CPT

86800

PDM

 5900116

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODIES THYROGLBAB ANTITHYROGLOBULIN AB Thyroglobulin Antibodies

Result Interpretation

≤115 IU/mL: Negative
>115 IU/mL: Positive

This result was obtained using the Roche Elecsys anti-Tg assay. Results obtained using different assay methods cannot be directly compared due to differences in immunoassay design and antibody epitope recognition.

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