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Genetic analysis of interferon induced thyroiditis (IIT): evidence for a key role for MHC and apoptosis related genes and pathways.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Aug 2013
Hasham Alia, Zhang Weijia, Lotay Vaneet, Haggerty Shannon, Stefan Mihaela, Concepcion Erlinda, Dieterich Douglas T, Tomer Yaron
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD) have become increasingly recognized as a complication of interferon-alpha (IFNα) therapy in patients with chronic Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Interferon-induced thyroiditis (IIT) can manifest as clinical thyroiditis in approximately 15% of HCV patients receiving IFNα and subclinical thyroiditis in up to 40% of patients, possibly resulting in either dose reduction or...
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