Prevalence of thyroid autoantibodies in patients with systematic autoimmune rheumatic diseases. Cross-sectional study

Prevalence of thyroid autoantibodies in patients with systematic autoimmune rheumatic diseases. Cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Thyroid autoimmunity is more common in patients with rheumatic diseases than in healthy populations. The degree of association seems subject to influence from patients’ geographical location. Here, we aimed to ascertain the prevalence of thyroid autoantibodies in a cohort of p...

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Main Authors: Rayana Taques Posselt, Vinícius Nicolelli Coelho, Danieli Cristina Pigozzo, Marcela Idalia Guerrer, Marília da Cruz Fagundes, Renato Nisihara, Thelma Larocca Skare
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:
Thyroid
Autoimmunity
Rheumatic disease.
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802017000600535&lng=en&tlng=en

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