The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

Thyroglobulin Antibody Screen
Order Code: TGAB
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or IPR Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen
 
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube 


Minimum:


0.5 ml serum


Analytic Time:


2 working days (upon receipt)


Reference Range:


<4.0 IU/mL
A thyroglobulin antibody result of <4.0 IU/mL is unlikely to cause 
clinically significant thyroglobulin assay interference. It is 
recommended that the thyroglobulin result be reviewed for concordance 
with clinical presentation.


Methodology:


Immunoenzymatic Assay


CPT Code:


86800


 


See also:
Thyroglobulin, Tumor Marker, Serum




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Updated: 08/12/2008

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