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Thyroglobulin

Laboratory:

Clinical Biochemistry

Test Code:

THYROGLOB

Specimen Types:

Blood

Container Types:

SST

Collection & Request Instructions:

Useful in monitoring of differentiated thyroid carcinoma.

Transport Instructions between Sites and/or Laboratories:

Room Temperature

Assay Frequency:

Weekdays

Additional Notes:

Reference Interval: 3.5 - 77 ug/L

Method used is TGII Roche cobas e801 (ECLIA).

Reference Interval Source : Roche TGII kit insert 2021-12,V3.0

Note: Biotin supplementation may cause falsely low results due to interference with the Thyroglobulin assay. If the patient is known to be taking Biotin, interpret results with caution and contact the Chemical Pathologist (03) 90763118 if further discussion is required.