Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies in Non-Interferon Treated Hepatitis C Patients in Pakistan

Objective. Interferon therapy of HCV infected patients is associated with development of thyroid dysfunctions. Patients with pretreatment presence of antithyroid peroxidase (TPO-Ab) are at greater risk. This study, probably the first in Pakistan, was planned to determine TPO-Ab in sera of treatment-...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Imtiaz Shafiq, Amna Gauhar, Muhammad Akram, Shan Elahi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/172981