value of thyroglobulin [tg] measurement in different thyroid disorders

ABSTRACT

Thyroglobulin is a glycoprotein which is synthesized by the thyroid follicular cells. The blood level of this protein is changed in different physiologic and pathologic thyroid conditions. In this papar, the usefulness of thyroglobulin assay, methods of measurement, problems in evaluation and interpretation of the results in physiologic and disease processes are reviewed