ANTI-MICROSOMAL ANTIBODY (TPO)

<p>1 SST/1.0mL serum. After 30 minutes of clotting, promptly centrifuge and refrigerate</p>

 

Room Temp: 8 hrs; Refrigerated 48 hrs

By Report*

2 Days

<p>Autoantibodies to thyroid peroxidase (TPO), which is the major antigen of thyroid microsomes, can be detected in the serum of patients with autoimmune thyroid disease (e.g., Hashimoto, Graves) and predict elevated serum TSH concentrations</p>

TPOS