Preferred Name

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C2304

ALT_DEFINITION

The form that thyroid hormone takes when stored in the cells of the thyroid. If the thyroid has been removed, thyroglobulin should not show up on a blood test. Doctors measure thyroglobulin level in blood to detect thyroid cancer cells that remain in the body after treatment.

code

C2304

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C116977

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C118168

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C142799

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C142800

Contributing_Source

CTRP

DEFINITION

Thyroglobulin (2768 aa, ~305 kDa) is encoded by the human TG gene. This protein is involved in thyroid hormone synthesis.

DesignNote

Thyroglobulin is the precursor for both the free and iodinated forms of thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3).

Display_Name

Thyroglobulin

FULL_SYN

Thyroglobulin

TG

thyroglobulin

label

Thyroglobulin

Legacy Concept Name

Thyroglobulin

OMIM_Number

188450

Preferred_Name

Thyroglobulin

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C2304

Semantic_Type

Hormone

Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

Swiss_Prot

P01266

UMLS_CUI

C0040123

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1746

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