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Thyroid Under Control With Medicines, Test Showed Normal TSH, T3, T4, High Anti TPO. What Is The Cause?

Hi Doctor, I am suffering from Thyroid from last two months and i have been on medication . Before medication the TSH value was around 9 and now recently i got the tests done and here are the values: TSH: 1.7 T3: 1.32 T4:12.7 Anti TPO: 1300 i can see that the values are under control, but i am not able to understand about AntiTPO... over the internet it is said that it shld be below 60, i am getting worried so you please explain me what i need to do Thanks, Raju
Fri, 12 Oct 2012
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Thyroid peroxidase (TPO) is an enzyme needed to produce thyroid hormones. The TPO enzyme helps the reaction which adds iodine to thyroglobulin, a protein necessary to producing the thyroid hormones. TPO function is stimulated by TSH. Anti-TPO antibodies target the TPO enzymes slowing or stopping this necessary activity.
However its level does not significant a disease. Just consult your doctor. Nothing to worry.


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Thyroid Under Control With Medicines, Test Showed Normal TSH, T3, T4, High Anti TPO. What Is The Cause?

Thyroid peroxidase (TPO) is an enzyme needed to produce thyroid hormones. The TPO enzyme helps the reaction which adds iodine to thyroglobulin, a protein necessary to producing the thyroid hormones. TPO function is stimulated by TSH. Anti-TPO antibodies target the TPO enzymes slowing or stopping this necessary activity. However its level does not significant a disease. Just consult your doctor. Nothing to worry.