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Prevalence of thyroid autoimmunity in first-degree relatives of patients with celiac disease.
Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology - 1 Oct 2019
Soni Snigdha, Agarwal Ashish, Singh Alka, Gupta Vipin, Khadgawat Rajesh, Chaturvedi Pradeep K, Ahuja Vineet, Makharia Govind K
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Patients with celiac disease (CeD) are prone to develop other autoimmune diseases such as autoimmune thyroid disease and type 1 diabetes. While 7.5% of first-degree relatives (FDRs) of patients with CeD develop CeD, it is not clear whether FDRs of patients with CeD are at higher risk of developing autoimmune thyroid disease. METHODS: In this prospective case-control study, we recruited 194 FDRs (males 53.1%)...
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