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What Is Myxedema
Health Encyclopedia: Antithyroglobulin Antibody
Thyroid antithyroglobulin antibody; Thyroglobulin antibody
Normal Values
A negative test is normal. In other words, no antibodies to thyroglobulin are detected.
What abnormal results mean
A positive test (where antibodies are detected) may be due to:
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Hashimoto's thyroiditis -
Thyrotoxicosis -
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) -
Hypothyroidism - Thyroid carcinoma
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Hypothyroidism
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...of T4 may indicate: hypothyroidism (including Hashimoto's disease , cretinism,myxedema, goitrous diseases, scleroderma, amyloid goiter, or hemochromatosis following neck... Read more »Related News
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