Antithyroid antibodies and parity: Further evidence for microchimerism in autoimmune thyroid disease

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 205, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 471.e1-471.e4

  Greer, Laura G ^a   Casey, Brian M ^a   Halvorson, Lisa M ^a   Spong, Catherine Y ^b   McIntire, Donald D ^a   Cunningham, F Gary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

autoimmune thyroid disease; microchimerism; thyroid peroxidase antibody

Indexed keywords

THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; FEMALE; FETUS CELL; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROCHIMERISM; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 80255137498     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.06.060     Document Type: Article

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