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Introduction Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) is a common organ-specific autoimmune disorder which includes two main clinical diseases: Graves’ disease (GD) and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT). Both GD and HT share the immunologic manifestation
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association between PCOS and autoimmune diseases ( 21 , 22 ) and especially autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD), the most common form of autoimmune disorder, with an estimated prevalence of 5% ( 23 , 24 , 25 ). AITD results from a dysregulation of the
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Introduction In autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs), one of the autoimmune diseases, cytokine-mediated immunity play a key role during the pathogenesis and development ( 1 ). AITDs are common endocrine autoimmune diseases with prevalence of
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Introduction Graves’ disease (GD) is an organ-specific autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) ( 1 , 2 ) and the most common cause of hyperthyroidism in iodine-sufficient geographical areas ( 3 ). According to the literature, the prevalence of
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than men, in autopsy studies the female/male ratio is the same ( 8 ). (4) Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD). Studies have produced contradictory results and AITD can even be a protective factor in TC progression ( 9 , 10 ). (5) Both iodine deficiency
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Introduction Autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) is the most common autoimmune thyroid disease ( 1 , 2 ). Because of varying degree of thyroid destruction, AIT patients manifest with different thyroid function including euthyroidism, subclinical or
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relationship between thyroid nodule and thyroid cancer ( 3 , 4 ). Thyroid nodules are usually accompanied by an increase in thyroglobulin (Tg) ( 5 , 6 ) and autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs), especially Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) ( 7 , 8 ). Interestingly
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patients with TSH concentrations <0.4 mIU/L. Many different cytokines have been linked to autoimmune thyroid diseases, such as IL-8 and IP-10, which in prior studies have been reported in Graves’ disease and Graves’ orbitopathy ( 13 , 14 , 21 , 22 , 23
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(9%) 0 0.52 Farming profession 19 (21%) 18 (45%) 0 0 1 (7%) <0.001 Autoimmune thyroid disease h,i 14/75 (19%) 2 (5%) b 0 d 12 (55%) 0 <0.001 Thyroid peroxidase antibody 23/69 (33%) 6/32 (19%) b 3
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maintenance of the inflammatory process, which ultimately leads to autoimmune thyroid diseases such as HT and Graves’ disease ( 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 ). In the present study, for the first time, we demonstrated the potential role of MRP14 in HT