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Organ Specific Antibodies

 

Test

 Abbreviation

Clinical Application

Adrenal Abs

ADA 

Addisonian adrenal insufficiency

Thyroid antibodies – Thyroid Peroxidase antibodies

TPO

Graves’ and Hashimoto’s

TSH Receptor antibodies

TSHR

Graves’ disease

IA2 antibodies

IA2

Type I diabetes

Ovarian Abs

OVA

Primary autoimmune ovarian failure

Skin Abs

Basement Membrane Ab

Pemphigoid

Keratinocyte Abs

Pemphigus

Direct immunofluorescence

Direct IF

Skin biopsy investigation for bullous disease, SLE, DH, EBA, Lichen planus

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