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ea0026p443 | Thyroid (non cancer) | ECE2011

Long-term follow-up of thyroid autoimmunity biomarkers in Graves’ disease treated with low dose anti-thyroid medications (interim report)

Bazrafshan H R , Fitz F , Steinmair M , Haim S , Reichl C , Beheshti M , Langsteger W , Klesov L

Background: There are remarkable debates on the pathogenic mechanisms of GravesÂ’ disease (GD). We prospectively followed up the serum levels of different autoimmunity indices in patients with GD in order to elucidate their pattern of alteration with time.Methods: A total of 119 consecutive patients with GD were treated using low dose anti-thyroid medications at the initial dose of 20 mg/day of methimazole (MMI). Then, the dose was gradually decrease...