T - T
Thyroid peroxidise abs
Autoimmune thyroiditis (Hashimotos thyroiditis, 95%)
Graves disease (20%)
Primary myxoedema (90%)
Thyroglobulin abs
Tumour marker
TSH receptor abs
Hyperthyroidism in Grave’s disease
Tissue Transglutaminase abs (anti-tTG)
Coeliac disease
(IgA deficiency samples will be tested for IgG anti-giadin DP abs)
Tryptase [See Adverse Anaesthetic reactions]
T-SPOT TB
Both latent TB infection and TB disease
U - Z
Urinary free light chains
Myeloma
See serum immunoglobulin free light chains
Viscosity
Monitoring Waldenstroms’ macro-globulinaemia
Retinal or cerebrovascular occlusion
Volt gated Ca++ channel abs
Lambert Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) associated with with small cell lung carcinoma.
Volt gated K+ channel abs
Antibodies to voltage gated potassium channel are found in ~40% of patients with Acquired neuromyotonia (~40)