The serum levels of thyroglobulin (TG) were measured by RIA method in the patients with untreated hyperthyroidism and those treated with anti-thyroid drug therapy to evaluate the prognostic significance of serum TG in the Dept, of Int. Medicine, CNU H...
The serum levels of thyroglobulin (TG) were measured by RIA method in the patients with untreated hyperthyroidism and those treated with anti-thyroid drug therapy to evaluate the prognostic significance of serum TG in the Dept, of Int. Medicine, CNU Hospital since Feb, 1983.
The result were as follows:
1. The mean serum TG level in 31 untreated hyperthyroidism patients was 64.9±35.3 ng/ml and was significantly higher than that of normal controls, 20.41±5.5 ng/ml
2. The mean serum TG level in 17 treated hyperthyroidism patients was 54.4±20.3 ng/ml and there was no significant difference compared with that of untreated patients.
3. Despite of no significant difference, the mean serum TG level is slightly decreased in treated patients and it means that the measurement of serum TG level before and after treatment is worthy to evaluate the thyroid functional status after treatment in hyperthyroidism.