Test Directory
Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies
Containers - Adult
Sarstedt Monovette Serum Gel Tube (Brown Cap)
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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
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.