anti-thyroid antibody 1
noundomain: substance
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Definition
any of the group of autoantibodies targeted against one or more components of the thyroid.
Examples
- 1.Anti-TPO antibodies are the most common anti-thyroid autoantibody, present in approximately 90% of Hashimoto's thyroiditis, 75% of Graves' disease and 10-20% of nodular goitre or thyroid carcinoma.
Synonyms
- anti-thyroid autoantibody 1
any of the group of autoantibodies targeted against one or more components of the thyroid.


