ea0016p803 | Thyroid | ECE2008
Roos Annemieke
, Links Thera
, Jong-van den Berg Lolkje de
, Gans Rijk
, Wolffenbuttel Bruce
, Bakker Stephan
Introduction: Presence of thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPOAbs) may be a marker of future thyroid failure. However, prospective studies in a euthyroid population have not been performed.Aim of the study: To prospectively investigate the relationship between presence and levels of TPOAbs and incident hypothyroidism in euthyroid subjects in the general population.Study population: The database used for this study consisted of a rand...