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Thyroxine Binding Globulin Concentration (TBG, Thyroid Binding Globulin, Blood)

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What this test measures

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This section shows the biological marker/agent measured by this diagnostic test. Each marker/agent opens its own page with related conditions. Detailed reference ranges are shown separately in the Reference ranges and concentrations section below, so they are not repeated here.

Reference ranges and concentrations

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These ranges are pulled from the existing EH diagnostic-test reference range tables. They can vary by laboratory, method, age, sex, sample type and clinical situation.

Biological marker/agent / concentrationReference rangeUnitAgeGenderCategory / test group
Thyroxine Binding Globulin (TBG, Thyroid Binding Globulin, Blood)1.7 – 3.6mg/dLInfant (0 - 1y)FemaleBlood Studies / Thyroid Function Tests
Thyroxine Binding Globulin (TBG, Thyroid Binding Globulin, Blood)1.6 – 3.5mg/dLInfant (0 - 1y)MaleBlood Studies / Thyroid Function Tests
Thyroxine Binding Globulin (TBG, Thyroid Binding Globulin, Blood)1.7 – 3.7mg/dLAdult ( > 16y)FemaleBlood Studies / Thyroid Function Tests
Thyroxine Binding Globulin (TBG, Thyroid Binding Globulin, Blood)1.7 – 3.5mg/dLAdult ( > 16y)MaleBlood Studies / Thyroid Function Tests
Thyroxine Binding Globulin (TBG, Thyroid Binding Globulin, Blood)2.3 – 4.3mg/dLBirth - 2wksMaleBlood Studies / Thyroid Function Tests
Thyroxine Binding Globulin (TBG, Thyroid Binding Globulin, Blood)1.5 – 2.6mg/dLChild (< 10y)FemaleBlood Studies / Thyroid Function Tests
Thyroxine Binding Globulin (TBG, Thyroid Binding Globulin, Blood)1.2 – 2.7mg/dLChild (< 10y)MaleBlood Studies / Thyroid Function Tests
Thyroxine Binding Globulin (TBG, Thyroid Binding Globulin, Blood)1.4 – 3mg/dLAdolescent (10 - 19y)FemaleBlood Studies / Thyroid Function Tests
Thyroxine Binding Globulin (TBG, Thyroid Binding Globulin, Blood)1.4 – 2.5mg/dLAdolescent (10 - 19y)MaleBlood Studies / Thyroid Function Tests

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Conditions where linked markers may be increased or decreased

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Markers often increased in

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Markers often decreased in

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Full article / legacy information

Thyroxine Binding Globulin Concentration (TBG, Thyroid Binding Globulin, Blood)

ID 567

Summary References

Treatments:

1. http://jnm.snmjournals.org/cgi/reprint/28/8/1341.pdf

2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2417873/

3. http://www.righthealth.com/topic/serum_thyroxine_binding_globulin

4. http://www.aruplab.com/guides/ug/tests/0070410.jsp

5. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/125764-overview

6. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hep.1840020112/abstract

7. http://www.enotes.com/nursing-encyclopedia/thyroid-function-tests

8. http://www.reference-global.com/doi/abs/10.1515/cclm.1974.12.3.124

9. http://medind.nic.in/iby/t04/i9/ibyt04i9p139.pdf

10. http://www.fpnotebook.com/endo/lab/ThyrxnBndngGlbln.htm