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thyroglobulin antibodies (Tg-Ab) are the hallmarks of autoimmune hypothyroidism ( 3 ). Hypothyroidism is a concern in women who become pregnant, because of the association with adverse outcomes of pregnancy and child development ( 4 , 5 ). The adverse effects
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a nonsignificant risk of recurrence from undergoing unnecessary investigations and identify those individuals with a higher risk who merit closer follow-up [ 6 , 7 ]. The measurement of serum thyroglobulin (Tg) levels is one of the most important
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Introduction Thyroglobulin (Tg) is a thyroid-specific protein, and its serum levels are useful for monitoring patients with differentiated thyroid carcinomas (DTCs) who underwent total thyroidectomy. However, anti-Tg antibodies (TgAb) are
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UIC is highly influenced by recent iodine intake, it can only be used to determine iodine status for populations and not for individuals [ 9 ]. Serum thyroglobulin (Tg) may also be a suitable marker of the current iodine status in a population
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]. International guidelines [ 4 , 5 ] suggest a differentiation of patients into low and high risk, low risk patients having a life expectancy close to that of the background population. Serum thyroglobulin (s-Tg) is used as a tumor marker during follow-up after
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level [ 1 , 2 ], serum thyroglobulin (Tg) has been proposed as a marker of ID [ 3 ], including in newborns [ 4 , 5 ]. Maternal iodine supplementation has been shown to improve maternal and cord blood (CB) thyroid tests in areas of moderate and severe ID
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carcinoma [ 4 , 5 ]. Despite being less differentiated than DTCs, these tumors partially retain the ability to produce colloid and thyroglobulin (Tg) [ 6 - 8 ]. The prognostic role of Tg in PDTC was unknown due to the very limited number of available
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[ 3 - 5 ]. Intra- and interindividual biological variations for laboratory blood markers including thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), free thyroxine (fT4), free triiodothyronine (fT3), and thyroglobulin are reported in Ricós’s table [ 6 ]. Observer and
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complications postoperatively. Six weeks later, the basal calcitonin decreased to 100 ng/L, CEA decreased to 26.8 ng/mL, thyroglobulin (TG) was <0.2 ng/mL, and anti-thyroglobulin antibodies (anti-TG ab) were <12 IU/mL. No radioiodine was administered and TSH
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, including the accessibility of eligible participants during the study period and the feasibility of collecting data. Patients with elevated serum thyroid autoantibodies (thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAb) >200 IU/mL and/or anti-thyroglobulin antibodies