Anti thyroid antibodies
31 May 2009
Antimicrosomal antibodies (antithyroid peroxidase antibodies) (AMA/TPO):
Closely correlates with thyroid damage and lymphocyte inflammation.
Anti thyroglobulin antibodies (ATG): less frequent than Anti-TPO and their role is less clear.
TSH receptor antibodies (TSHR): Seen in Graves disease, estimated currently only in research labs.

Medicine – MCQ 23 – A patient presents with chronic small bowel diarrhea, duodenal biopsy shows villous atrophy. Anti endomysial antibodies and IgA TTG antibodies are positive.
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