Caihong Xin
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Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The Fourth People’s Hospital of Shenyang, Shenyang, P.R. China
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Lijuan Niu
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Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, P.R. China
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Huaying Fan
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Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, P.R. China
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Jing Xie
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Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, P.R. China
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Xin Sun
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Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, P.R. China
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lymph nodes. Some patients are diagnosed in the physical examination without obvious clinical symptoms ( 4 ). The first case of sarcoidosis and thyroid disease was reported in 1938 ( 5 ). Recently, studies about the relationship between sarcoidosis and
Dorte Glintborg
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Department of Endocrinology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
Institute of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Katrine Hass Rubin
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OPEN – Odense Patient data Explorative Network, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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Mads Nybo
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Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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Bo Abrahamsen
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OPEN – Odense Patient data Explorative Network, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark and Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
Department of Medicine, Holbæk Hospital, Holbæk, Denmark
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Marianne Andersen
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Department of Endocrinology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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antibodies ( 8 ). A recent meta-analysis reported an odds ratio (OR) of 3.3 (95% CI 2.3–4.6) for autoimmune thyroid disease in women with PCOS ( 9 ). The risk of overt hypothyroidism in PCOS is less described than the risk of autoimmune thyroiditis. In a
Paolo G Arduino
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Dora Karimi
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Federico Tirone
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Veronica Sciannameo
Veronica Sciannameo
Unit of Epidemiology, Regional Health Service ASL TO3, Grugliasco, Turin, Italy
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Fulvio Ricceri
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Marco Cabras
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Department of Surgical Sciences, CIR-Dental School, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Alessio Gambino
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Davide Conrotto
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Stefano Salzano
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Mario Carbone
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Roberto Broccoletti
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attention on thyroid diseases, with a case-control approach. Study design and methods Our study is a prospective analysis, conducted on a comprehensive sample collected from the Caucasian population residing in Piedmont, Northwest Italy; only
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J-C Chauvet-Gelinier
J-C Chauvet-Gelinier
Psychiatry Unit, Department of Neurosciences, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France
INSERM Unit, LNC-UMR 1231, University of Burgundy, Dijon, France
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Endocrinology Diabetics and Metabolic Disorders Department, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France
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Endocrinology Diabetics and Metabolic Disorders Department, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France
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Endocrinology Diabetics and Metabolic Disorders Department, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France
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Endocrinology Diabetics and Metabolic Disorders Department, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France
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J-M Petit
J-M Petit
Endocrinology Diabetics and Metabolic Disorders Department, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France
INSERM Unit, LNC-UMR 1231, University of Burgundy, Dijon, France
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B Vergès
Endocrinology Diabetics and Metabolic Disorders Department, Dijon University Hospital, Dijon, France
INSERM Unit, LNC-UMR 1231, University of Burgundy, Dijon, France
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results impossible. Patients with auto-immune thyroid diseases Eighty-five patients with auto-immune thyroid disease (Graves’ disease or Hashimoto’s thyroiditis) were included. These patients were out-patients followed by the physicians in the
Jakob Kirkegård
Jakob Kirkegård
Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark
Department of Surgery (Section for Upper Gastrointestinal and Hepatico-Pancreatico-Biliary Surgery), Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark
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Dora Körmendiné Farkas
Dora Körmendiné Farkas
Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark
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Jens Otto Lunde Jørgensen
Jens Otto Lunde Jørgensen
Department of Endocrinology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark
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Deirdre P Cronin-Fenton
Deirdre P Cronin-Fenton
Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus N, Denmark
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, 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 ). When assessing the association of thyroid disease with rectal cancer risk, we ascertained information on the receipt of a colonoscopy with or without polyp removal after diagnosis of thyroid disease disregarding
T Grimmichova
T Grimmichova
Institute of Endocrinology, Narodni, Prague, Czech Republic
2nd Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady and Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Srobarova, Prague, Czech Republic
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M Haluzik
M Haluzik
Institute of Endocrinology, Narodni, Prague, Czech Republic
Diabetes Centre, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine (IKEM), Videnska, Prague, Czech Republic
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K Vondra
Institute of Endocrinology, Narodni, Prague, Czech Republic
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P Matucha
P Matucha
Institute of Endocrinology, Narodni, Prague, Czech Republic
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M Hill
M Hill
Institute of Endocrinology, Narodni, Prague, Czech Republic
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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
Weiwei He
Weiwei He
Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Yanan Medical University, Shaanxi, China
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Bin Wang
Bin Wang
Department of Endocrinology, Jinshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Kaida Mu
Kaida Mu
Department of Endocrinology, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences Affiliated Zhoupu Hospital, Shanghai, China
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Jing Zhang
Jing Zhang
Department of Endocrinology, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences Affiliated Zhoupu Hospital, Shanghai, China
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Yanping Yang
Yanping Yang
Department of Endocrinology, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences Affiliated Zhoupu Hospital, Shanghai, China
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Wei Yao
Wei Yao
Department of Endocrinology, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences Affiliated Zhoupu Hospital, Shanghai, China
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Sheli Li
Sheli Li
Department of Endocrinology, Affiliated Hospital of Yanan Medical University, Shaanxi, China
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Jin-an Zhang
Jin-an Zhang
Department of Endocrinology, Shanghai University of Medicine & Health Sciences Affiliated Zhoupu Hospital, Shanghai, China
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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
Line Tang Møllehave
Line Tang Møllehave
Center for Clinical Research and Prevention, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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Marie Holm Eliasen
Marie Holm Eliasen
Center for Clinical Research and Prevention, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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Ieva Strēle
Ieva Strēle
The Institute of Occupational Safety and Environmental Health, Riga Stradiņš University, Riga, Latvia
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Allan Linneberg
Allan Linneberg
Center for Clinical Research and Prevention, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark
Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Rodrigo Moreno-Reyes
Rodrigo Moreno-Reyes
Nuclear Medicine Department, Erasme Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium
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Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium
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Ludmila B Ivanova
Ludmila B Ivanova
Faculty of Medicine, Sofia University St. Kl. Ohridski, Sofia, Bulgaria
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Zvonko Kusić
Zvonko Kusić
Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Zagreb, Croatia
School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
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School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia
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Iris Erlund
Iris Erlund
Department of Government Services, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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Till Ittermann
Till Ittermann
Institute for Community Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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Endre V Nagy
Endre V Nagy
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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Ingibjorg Gunnarsdottir
Ingibjorg Gunnarsdottir
Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
Department of Clinical Nutrition, Landspitali-National University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
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Jonathan Eli Arbelle
Jonathan Eli Arbelle
Division of Medicine, Maccabi Healthcare Services, Tel Aviv, Israel
Goldman School of Medicine, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel
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Aaron Milton Troen
Aaron Milton Troen
The Institute of Biochemistry Food Science and Nutrition, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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Valdis Pīrāgs
Valdis Pīrāgs
Internal Medicine, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
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Lisbeth Dahl
Lisbeth Dahl
Seafood, Nutrition and Environmental State, Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Bergen, Norway
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Alicja Hubalewska-Dydejczyk
Alicja Hubalewska-Dydejczyk
Chair and Department of Endocrinology, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Cracow, Poland
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Malgorzata Trofimiuk-Müldner
Malgorzata Trofimiuk-Müldner
Chair and Department of Endocrinology, Jagiellonian University, Medical College, Cracow, Poland
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João Jacome de Castro
João Jacome de Castro
Endocrine Department, Armed Forces Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
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Mafalda Marcelino
Mafalda Marcelino
Endocrine Department, Armed Forces Hospital, Lisbon, Portugal
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Simona Gaberšček
Simona Gaberšček
Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Katja Zaltel
Katja Zaltel
Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Manuel Puig-Domingo
Manuel Puig-Domingo
Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition, Germans Trias Research Institute and Hospital, Badalona, Spain
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Lluis Vila
Lluis Vila
Endocrinology and Nutrition Service, Hospital Moisés Broggi, Sant Juan Despi, Barcelona, Spain
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Sofia Manousou
Sofia Manousou
Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Medicine, Gothenburg, Sweden
Frölunda Specialist Hospital, Västra Frölunda, Sweden
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Helena Filipsson Nyström
Helena Filipsson Nyström
Department of Endocrinology, Specialist Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Wallenberg Centre of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Wallenberg Centre of Molecular and Translational Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Michael Bruce Zimmermann
Michael Bruce Zimmermann
Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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Karen R Mullan
Karen R Mullan
Regional Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, Belfast, UK
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Jayne Valerie Woodside
Jayne Valerie Woodside
Centre for Public Health, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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Henry Völzke
Henry Völzke
Institute for Community Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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Betina Heinsbæk Thuesen
Betina Heinsbæk Thuesen
Center for Clinical Research and Prevention, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark
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Introduction Register-based data on treatments and diagnoses of thyroid disease can be used as proxies for thyroid disease frequency in a population. This has, for example, been successfully utilized in Denmark ( 1 ). In many European
Mírian Romitti
Mírian Romitti
Thyroid Unit, Endocrine Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Vitor C Fabris
Vitor C Fabris
Gynecological Endocrinology Unit, Endocrine Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, and Department of Physiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Patricia K Ziegelmann
Patricia K Ziegelmann
Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology and Department of Statistics, Institute of Mathematics, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Ana Luiza Maia
Ana Luiza Maia
Thyroid Unit, Endocrine Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Poli Mara Spritzer
Poli Mara Spritzer
Gynecological Endocrinology Unit, Endocrine Division, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, and Department of Physiology, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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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
Yun Cai
Yun Cai
Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Jieni Yan
Jieni Yan
Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Yong Gu
Yong Gu
Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Heng Chen
Heng Chen
Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Yang Chen
Yang Chen
Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Xinyu Xu
Xinyu Xu
Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Mei Zhang
Mei Zhang
Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Liping Yu
Liping Yu
Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA
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Xuqin Zheng
Xuqin Zheng
Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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Tao Yang
Tao Yang
Department of Endocrinology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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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
