An evaluation of two new haemagglutination tests for the rapid diagnosis of autoimmune thyroid diseases.
Two haemagglutination tests using preserved turkey erythrocytes are described for the detection of thyroglobulin and microsomal antibodies, respectively. Comparative studies with the more traditional sheep cell techniques show good correlation  of titres when testing sera from patients with autoimmune thyroid disorders.
D000818:Animals; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000276:immunology; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D013954:Thyroglobulin / Q000276:immunology; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013997:Time Factors; D014422:Turkeys / Q000276:immunology
D013954:Thyroglobulin