Background: Infectious agents have been suspected as a triggering factor for development of autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD). Some reports from Western countries have suggested association between Helicobacter pylori (HP) infection and ATD. Objective: To investigate the association of ATD with Cag A seropositivity in a population with high rate and early age of onset of HP infection. Methods: I...

Cellular Therapy Laboratory, CancerCare Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada Institute of Pharmacology, Taishan Medical University, Taian, China The Institute of Clinical Research and Translational Medicine, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jina...

The association between bronchiectasis and autoimmune disease is well recognised, and best described with rheumatoid arthritis. The prevalence of bronchiectasis in rheumatoid arthritis varies considerably in studies, with obliterative bronchiolitis a common feature. The prognosis of rheumatoid arthritis with bronchiectasis seems to be worse than either condition alone. The advent of high-resolu...