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Thyroglobulin

Source Blood
Mnemonic THYRO
Specimen Requirements

1 x 3.5 mL gold top SST tube

1.0 mL serum

Minimum Whole Blood Volumes for Micro-Collections using Microtainers

Specimen Handling
Additional Information

For each Thyroglobulin (THYRO) order, Thyroglobulin Antibodies (ANTITG) will also be ordered.  Anti-TG antibodies are present in 10-30% of samples, and will affect measurements of Thyroglobulin.

Thyroglobulin is a tumor marker.

Testing Location Immunochemistry
Testing Frequency Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Alternate Name(s)
Reference Interval 0 - 50 mg/L