Increase in thyroglobulin antibody and thyroid peroxidase antibody levels, but not preterm birth-rate, in pregnant Danish women upon iodine fortification

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 176, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 603-612

  Bliddal, Sofie ^a   Boas, Malene ^a   Hilsted, Linda ^a   Friis Hansen, Lennart ^b   Juul, Anders ^a,c   Larsen, Torben ^d   Tabor, Ann ^a,c   Faber, Jens ^c,e   Precht, Dorthe Hansen ^f   Feldt Rasmussen, Ulla ^a,c  

^a University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^b HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d HOLBÆK HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f Mental Health Center Glostrup   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINE; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; ANTI-THYROGLOBULIN; AUTOANTIBODY; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID MICROSOMAL ANTIBODIES;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANISH CITIZEN; DATA EXTRACTION; DENMARK; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY ANALYZER; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; IODINE FORTIFICATION PROGRAM; KRYPTOR IMMUNOFLUORESCENT ASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BLOOD; COMPLICATION; FORTIFIED FOOD; IMMUNOLOGY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; THYROID DISEASE;

ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HUMANS; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; IODINE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID DISEASES;

EID: 85016399604     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-16-0987     Document Type: Article

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