Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Despite the presence of antinuclear (ANA) and anti DNA antibodies in Graves’ disease, the association with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is rare. Responsible for this association seem to be mutations in the PTPN22 gene.Case Report: We report a case of a 27-year-old woman, who presented in January 2009 in our department, at 6 months postpartum, after extensive investigations for autoimmune disease. She had negative results for poly...