Test Directory

Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies

Containers - Adult

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Sarstedt Monovette Serum Gel Tube (Brown Cap)
Volume Range

​4.9mls

Additive per Container

​Clotting activator/gel

Containers - Child

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Sarstedt Monovette Serum Gel Tube (Brown Cap)
Volume Range

​4.9ml

Additive per Container

​Clotting activator/gel

Reference ranges

​Negative  <50 IU/ml

Borderline 50-75 IU/ml

Positive  >75 IU/ml

Laboratory Site

RIE
51 Little France Crescent
Old Dalkeith Road
Edinburgh
EH16 4SA
Telephone: 0131 536 1000

How to request

​Trak, ICE, Clinical Immunology request form.

Availability

Normal working hours 9am-5pm Mon to Fri

Anticipated turnaround

14 Days
 
 

What happens if the result is positive or abnormal

General additional information

Circulating thyroid autoantibodies have been widely implicated in the aetiology of autoimmune thyroid diseases.  Autoantibodies to various thyroid antigens have been detected in a range of thyroid dysfunctions including chronic thyroiditis, nontoxic goitre, Hashimoto’s thyroiditis and Graves disease. 

Approximately 2% of the population of Europe and North America are affected with autoimmune thyroid disease. Autoimmune thyroid diseases are 5 to 10 times more common in women than men.