Thyroid Antibodies - TPO and Thyroglobulin

Thyroid Peroxidase & Thyroglobulin Antibodies.

Your thyroid is essential to your health and wellbeing. From how fast your heart beats to how quickly your body burns calories, your thyroid directly influences things as subtle as your mood and as vital as your fertility.

This test checks for the presence of antibodies against Thyroglobulin and Thyroid Peroxidase. Common conditions associated with positive antimicrosomal and/or antithyroglobulin include (but are not limited to): Grave's Disease, Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, Sjögren's syndrome, lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, pernicious anemia, and others. Patients with myxedema, granulomatous thyroiditis, nontoxic nodular goiter, and thyroid carcinoma may occasionally produce thyroid antibodies.

TEST PREPARATION: If you’re taking a supplement containing biotin (also called vitamin B7 or B8, vitamin H, or coenzyme R), commonly found in products promoting nail, skin, and hair health, it is recommended that you wait at least 72 hours from your last dose before sample collection.

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