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Please explain TGAB test,

by carla559, Sep 28, 2009 03:36PM
Tags: tests
Already had ANTI TPO - now what is TGAB did I get that right?
Thanks,
Carla
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by goolarra, Sep 28, 2009 05:10PM
To: carla559
Yes, it's usually TGab, which is thyroglobulin antibodies.  Thyroglobulin is the protein precursor of the thyroid hormones T3 and T4.  Some of us with Hashi's are only TPOab positive, some are only TGab positive (this is a VERY small group), and some of us really lucky ones have scads of both!

by carla559, Sep 29, 2009 12:21PM
To: goolarra
thanks for explaining that..................
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