Article
Environmental triggers of thyroiditis: hepatitis C and interferon-α.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 Jan 2011
Menconi F, Hasham A, Tomer Y
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD) are postulated to develop as a result of a complex interplay between several genetic and environmental influences. The pathogenesis of AITD is still not clearly defined. However, among the implicated triggers (e.g. iodine, infections, medications), more recent data confirmed strong associations of AITD with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and interferon-α (IFNα) therapy....
Topics
- Animals
- Environment
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Interferon-alpha
- Models, Biological
- Thyroiditis