UNLABELLED Autoantibodies against the thyroid gland with thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPO-Ab) and thyroglobulin antibody (Tg-Ab) as the most common can often be demonstrated in serum. The effect of public iodization programmes on antibody prevalence is uncertain. AIM To measure the concentrations of thyroid autoantibodies in the Danish population before and after mandatory iodization of salt....

The rise in plasma triglyceride (TG) levels associated with estrogen administration has been thought to arise from impaired clearance because of the uniform suppression of post-heparin lipolytic activity (PHLA). Recently PHLA has been shown to consist of two activities: hepatic TG lipase and extrahepatic lipoprotein lipase (LPL). To determine whether estrogen might induce a selective decline in...

BACKGROUND Though autoimmune phenomena have been regularly associated with chronic urticaria in adults, data in children are sparse. AIM To describe our experience with children and adolescents with chronic urticaria and autoimmunity. METHODS AND RESULTS Of 187 patients referred for evaluation of chronic urticaria during a 7.5 year period, eight (4.3%), all females aged 7-17 years, had incr...

OBJECTIVE: Diabetes mellitus and thyroid disease are the two common endocrinopathies seen in adult population. Studies to evaluate thyroid disorders in patients with type 2 diabetes are lacking. The aim of this study was to compare prevalence of thyroid dysfunction and autoim-munity in type 2 diabetic patients with age and sex matched non-diabetic control group. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Among pat...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In this study we sought to evaluate the clinical significance of serum autoantibodies to dementing processes. METHODS We assessed 40 age-matched subjects: 10 patients with probable Alzheimer's disease, 10 with possible Alzheimer's disease with cerebrovascular disease, 10 with vascular dementia, and 10 nondemented control subjects. Serum from each subject was tested for ...

conclusions thyroid dysfunction was not higher in sle patients compared to healthy individuals. however, anti-tg antibodies were higher in sle patients. it has not yet been established that thyroid function tests should be performed routinely in sle patients. results the mean age of sle patients and controls were 32.16 ± 9.19 and 32.48 ± 9.47 years, respectively (p = 0.821). patients had signif...

Objective: The association between thyroid hormones, thyroid autoantibodies, and thyroid nodules are still not clear. The cross-sectional study, conducted in Hangzhou, China in 2010, aimed to identify the relationship of thyroid hormones and autoantibodies with thyroid nodules. Methods: Information regarding social demography was collected by a questionnaire. Thyroid hormones (triiodothyronine,...

Objective The tendency to autoimmune diseases has been reported to be increased in beta thalassemia minor (BTM). The aim of this study was to evaluate whether thyroid autoimmunity is higher in BTM. Methods Patients with BTM (n=86) and a healthy control group (n=93) were included in this cross-sectional case-control study. The two groups were compared in terms of anti-thyroglobulin (anti-TG) a...

BACKGROUND The management of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) in high-risk patients is well-standardized. However, this is not the case for low-risk patients. Filipinos show a high incidence of recurrence of thyroid cancer. Thus, the identification of risk factors for recurrence in this population could potentially identify individuals for whom radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy might be benefic...