Anti Thyroid Antibodies ATHY

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Anti Thyroid Antibodies

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Anti Thyroid Antibodies

EPIC Order Name

Thyroid Autoantibodies (Thyroid Peroxidase and Thyroglobulin Antibody)

Clinical Info

Test includes Thyroglobulin Antibody (anti-Tg) and Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) Antibody.

Specimen Type

Blood

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Gold-top tube(s)
Specimen: 2 mL of serum (0.8 mL min)

Transport Instructions

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

For Thyroglobulin Antibody
4 days at 2-8 °C
2 months at -20 °C (± 5 °C). Freeze only once
For TPO
8 days at 2-8 °C
24 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 - Anti-Tg
86376 - TPO

PDM

5700525

Result Interpretation

Anti-Tg

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

TPO

≤34 IU/mL: Negative
>34 IU/mL: Positive

This result was obtained using the Roche ELECSYS electrochemiluminescence 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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