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Good morning how is hashimotos tested for via a blood test? Is it TPA that would be written on the blood request form? X

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I don't know what would be written on a blood request form but you should get Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies and Thyroglobulin antibodies tested, they may be written as TPO and TgAb or they may vary depending on lab or location. They may be abbreviated to TPA also.

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