・thyrotropin(TSH) receptor antibody (TRAb) → highly sensitive(97%) and specific(99%) to Graves disease
・thyroid peroxidase (TPO) antibody
→ chronic lymphocytic (Hashimoto) disease, silent thyroiditis, postpartum thyroiditis, some patients with Graves disease
・thyroglobulin antibody → nonspecific (most common in autoimmune hypothyroidism)
・antibodies to thyroxine and trliodothyronine (anti-T4, T3)→ variety of autoimmune thyroid disorders, but are rare
endocrinology
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