Exploring Systemic Autoimmunity in Thyroid Disease Subjects

• Published in: Journal of Immunology Research Vol. 2018; no. 2018; pp. 1 - 7
• Main Authors: Krishnamurthy, Hari, Bei, Kang, Wang, Tianhao, Jayaraman, Vasanth, Ranganathan, Vinodh, Krishna, Karthik, Siriwardhane, Thushani, Rajasekaran, John J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2018; Hindawi; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Analysis; Antibodies, Antinuclear - blood; Antigens; Autoantibodies; Autoantibodies - blood; Autoantigens - blood; Autoimmune diseases; Autoimmune Diseases - blood; Autoimmune Diseases - immunology; Autoimmunity; Biomarkers - blood; Development and progression; Electronic components industry; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Hyperthyroidism; Hypothyroidism; Immunoglobulins; Immunology; Iodide peroxidase; Iodide Peroxidase - blood; Iron-Binding Proteins - blood; Laboratories; Lupus; Patients; Quality control; Retrospective Studies; Rheumatic diseases; Rheumatology; RNA polymerase; Thyroglobulin; Thyroid diseases; Thyroid Diseases - classification; Thyroid Diseases - immunology; Thyroid Gland - immunology; Thyroid hormones; Thyroid-stimulating hormone; Thyrotropin; Thyroxine; Thyroxine - blood; United States; United States > US; Indianapolis Indiana

Introduction. Individuals with one autoimmune disease are at risk of developing a second autoimmune disease, but the pathogenesis or the sequential occurrence of multiple autoimmune diseases has not been established yet. In this study, we explored the association and sequential occurrence of antibod...