Childhood thyroid autoimmunity and relation to islet autoantibodies in children at risk for type 1 diabetes in the diabetes prediction in sk åne (DiPiS) study.

CONCLUSIONS: Thyroid autoimmunity and high TPOAb levels were more common in girls. In contrast, in boys only, there was a strong association with as well as correlation between levels of thyroid and islet autoantibodies. It is concluded that while girls may develop autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) independent of islet autoantibodies, the risk for thyroid disease in boys may be linked to concomitant islet autoimmunity. PMID: 30486698 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Autoimmunity - Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Autoimmunity Source Type: research