How to Cite This Chapter: Don-Wauchope A, Chetty VT, Ivica J, Kavsak P, Khan WI, Lafreniere M, Nouri K, Solnica B. Anti−Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Receptor Antibodies (TRAb). McMaster Textbook of Internal Medicine. Kraków: Medycyna Praktyczna. https://empendium.com/mcmtextbook/chapter/B31.1269.3.7.132. Accessed November 23, 2024.
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Authors: Andrew Don-Wauchope, Vasudhevan T. Chetty, Joško Ivica, Peter Kavsak, Waliul I. Khan, Matthew Lafreniere, Kazem Nouri
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Authors: Bogdan Solnica
For a brief introduction and guide to abbreviations, see Laboratory Tests: General Remarks.
Analyte [material]
Anti−thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor antibodies (TRAb) [S]
Reference range, target level, or decision threshold
<1 (2) IU/L (depending on method)!!!
Interpretation of results
↑ Graves disease (adult and neonatal), primary hypothyroidism, transient neonatal hypothyroidism, Hashimoto thyroiditis
TRAbs can be stimulatory or inhibitory.