Thyroid Autoimmunity and Recurrent Miscarriage

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 452-459

  Ticconi, Carlo ^a   Giuliani, Emma ^a   Veglia, Manuela ^b   Pietropolli, Adalgisa ^a   Piccione, Emilio ^a   Di Simone, Nicoletta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Recurrent miscarriage; Thyroid autoantibodies

Indexed keywords

THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THYROID FUNCTION;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; PREGNANCY; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID GLAND; THYROID HORMONES;

EID: 81155137732     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2011.01021.x     Document Type: Article

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