Guest guest Posted January 2, 2006 Report Share Posted January 2, 2006 The Free T3 is often called " Triiodothyronine Free " in testing, but don't be fooled by the T4 test that is a T4 Total (includes that bound by proteins), or tests that estimate the Free T4. The Free T4 is called just that, " Free T4 " . The antibodies tests for Hashimoto's Disease (the most common of the autoimmune thyroid diseases) are called the Antithyroglobulin Antibody (often abbreviated to something much shorter on a lab sheet), and the Antithyroidperoxidase Antibody. You can have only one of these above a certain range, and still be diagnosed with Hashi's. I have both of these in the thousands. The normal range is around 0-34 or 40 or so. You can also be high in both of these and have Graves Disease AND Hashimoto's Disease, as the Antithyroglobulin Antibody can also signify the Grave's condition. I don't know whether or not I had Grave's also because I never had two other tests run to confirm that, which are also both thyroid antibodies. I ran my own with HealthCheck ten yrs after the fact. Re: antibodies > is there a specific name for this certain test? i don't think i've > ever had one done if thats the case. > > thanks, > steph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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