Pathogenesis of infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss in thyroid autoimmunity

Journal of Autoimmunity

Volumn 38, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages

  Twig, Gilad ^a   Shina, Avi ^a   Amital, Howard ^a   Shoenfeld, Yehuda ^a,b  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Autoantibodies; Autoimmunity; Infertility; Miscarriage; Pregnancy loss; Thyroglobulin antibodies; Thyroid; Thyroid peroxidase antibodies; Thyroid stimulating hormone; Vitamin D

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN RECEPTOR; COLECALCIFEROL RECEPTOR; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; VITAMIN D;

ANTIBODY TITER; AUTOIMMUNITY; B LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; CROSS REACTION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFERTILITY; INNATE IMMUNITY; LYMPHOCYTE MIGRATION; LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; NATURAL KILLER CELL; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; REVIEW; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; UTERUS; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN D METABOLISM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; ZONA PELLUCIDA;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNITY; CROSS REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNITY, HUMORAL; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INFERTILITY; PREGNANCY; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 84858749181     PISSN: 08968411     EISSN: 10959157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2011.11.014     Document Type: Review

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