Thyroglobulin Autoantibodies in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Comparison of Different Assays and Evaluation of Causes of Discrepancies
Author(s) -
Francesco Latrofa,
Debora Ricci,
Lucia Montanelli,
Roberto Rocchi,
Paolo Piaggi,
Eleonora Sisti,
L. Grasso,
Fulvio Basolo,
Clara Ugolini,
Aldo Pinchera,
Paolo Vitti
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2012-2406
Subject(s) - thyroglobulin , thyroiditis , thyroid carcinoma , autoantibody , medicine , endocrinology , context (archaeology) , thyroid , anti thyroid autoantibodies , carcinoma , epitope , antibody , immunology , biology , paleontology
Thyroglobulin autoantibodies (TgAb) have been proposed as a surrogate marker of thyroglobulin in the follow-up of differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Commercially available TgAb assays are often discordant. We investigated the causes of discrepancy.
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