Thyroglobulin antibodies (Anti-TG)

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Testing Laboratory

Auckland Te Toka Tumai | Auckland Hospital

Department

Immunology

Delphic Registration Code (Alpha Code)

VATG

Test Code (Numeric Code)

7803

Laboratory Handling

Phlebotomy

Serum

Transport

Ambient (8 - 24°C) within 48 hours; Chilled (4 - 8°C) if longer than 48 hours

Registration

VATG

Sample Stability

Up to 48 hours: 8 - 24°C; Up to 14 days: 4 - 8°C; Up to 6 months: -30°C; Indefinite at - 80°C

Associated Tests

Synonyms

Thyroglobulin
Hashimoto's thyroiditis
Hashimoto’s disease

Turnaround Time

2 days

Specimen Type

  • Serum

Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred
  • SST II (Gold Cap)
Acceptable
  • Plain (Red Top)
Preferred Sample Volume (ml)

3.5

Minimum Sample Volume (ml)

1

Paediatric Specimen Requirements

Tube/Container Type:

Preferred
  • SST II (Gold Cap)
Acceptable
  • Plain(Microtainer)
  • SST(Microtainer)
Minimum Sample Volume (ml)

1

Pre-testing Requirements

Unless specifically requested, requests for 'thyroid antibodies' will only be tested for thyroid peroxidase antibodies (anti-TPO).

All requests for serum Thyroglobulin will be automatically tested and reported for Thyroglobulin antibodies (anti-TG).

Last updated: 13/05/2026