On the contrary, a positive antibody is not diagnostic of Hashimoto's thyroiditis because Tg antibodies are found in numerous other conditions. They are present in approximately 50% of Graves' disease cases, 20% of non-toxic goiter and thyroid cancer cases, and also in normal individuals, espec...
Monoclonal antibody MCO: Manufacturer cutoff NPV: Negative predictive value PAb: Polyclonal antibody PPV: Positive predictive value PTC: Papillary thyroid cancer PTH: Parathyroid hormone RAI: Radioiodine RF: Rheumatoid factor rhTSH: Recombinant human TSH RIA: Radioimmunoassay Tg: Thyroglobu...
CONTEXT: Changes in thyroglobulin (Tg) and/or Tg antibody (TgAb) methods can disrupt the serial monitoring of differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) patien... CA Spencer,LM Bergoglio,M Kazarosyan,... - 《J Clin Endocrinol Metab》 被引量: 548发表: 2005年 ...
Ringel MD, Nabhan F (2013) Approach to follow-up of the patient with differentiated thyroid cancer and positive anti-thyroglobulin antibodies. J Clin ... MD Ringel,N Fadi - 《Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism》 被引量: 37发表: 2013年 Clinical Meaning of Circulating Anti-thyroglobul...