Thyroglobulin Antibodies ATYGL

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Thyroglobulin Antibodies

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Thyroglobulin Antibodies

EPIC Order Name

Thyroglobulin Antibody

Clinical Info

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

Specimen Type

Blood

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Gold Top Tube (Gold)
Specimen: 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

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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