The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK


Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) Antibody
Order Code: TPOAB
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or IPR Req
  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527
Specimen
Serum or Plasma
Collection Medium:
Red top tube
Alternate
Collection Media:
Pink top tube (EDTA sprayed), Green top tube (Na Heparin), Light Green 
top tube (Lithium Heparin)
Minimum:
Adult minimum:  0.5 ml serum or plasma from lavender or green top tube
Pediatric min:  0.3 ml serum or plasma from lavender or green top tube
Analytic Time:
4 working days
Reference Range:
0 - 60 IU/mL
Interpretive Data:
The thyroid microsomal antigen has been shown to be the same as Thyroid 
Peroxidase (TPO). This assay detects anti-TPO autoantibodies.
Methodology:
Chemiluminescent Immunoassay
CPT Code:
86376

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Updated: 09/27/2007

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