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Immunoassay reagents intended to perform qualitative and/or quantitative analyses on a body fluid sample (e.g., serum) to determine antibodies directed against a protein component of thyroid cell microsomes (i.e., antimicrosomal antibodies). These antibodies are found in almost all adult patients with a progressive autoimmune disease of the thyroid gland with lymphocytic infiltration (Hashimoto\'s thyroiditis), in more than 80% of patients with Grave\'s disease, and in patients with idiopathic myxedema (associated with primary hypothyroidism).
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