Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: We recently reported a high prevalence of |TgAb in sera from healthy Sri Lankan subjects. To characterise these further we have studied the reactions of these Abs with Tg in a competitive ELISA with a panel of 10 Tg monoclonal Abs (TgMabs). This is compared to a similar UK population of healthy subjects and AITD patients.Methods: The sera, all from females, comprised: 1. Healthy SL schoolgirls with high TgAb (HSL; n=33) 2. Healthy SL Tamil...