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[Prevalence of thyroid dysfunction and antithyroid antibodies in type 1 diabetic mellitus patients and their first degree relatives].
Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia - 1 Aug 2008
Rodrigues Ricardo, Gonçalves Fabrícia Torres, Jorge Paulo Tannus
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Diabetes Mellius Type 1 (DM1) is frequently associated to Autoimmune Thyroid Disease (AITD). The prevalence of AITD among diabetic patients varies between 3 to 50% and the incidence is also big among their family members, when compared to the population in general. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the prevalence of AITD in patients with DM1; to evaluate possible differences concerning the clinical-evolutive...
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