Prevalence of HCV antibodies in autoimmune thyroid disease

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 183-186

  Testa, Americo ^a   Castaldi, P ^a   Fant, V ^a   Fiore, G F ^a   Grieco, V ^a   De Rosa, A ^a   Pazardjiklian, M G ^a   De Rosa, G ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Thyroid; Viral C hepatitis

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; INTERFERON; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; ANTI THYROGLOBULIN; ANTI-THYROGLOBULIN; AUTOANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; THYROID MICROSOMAL ANTIBODIES;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NODULAR GOITER; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROID FUNCTION; AGE; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IMMUNOLOGY; ITALY; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUTOANTIBODIES; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE;

EID: 33748530661     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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