ea0037ep1063 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2015
Simsek Yasin
, Cakir Ilkay
, Kucukler Ferit Kerim
, Diri Halit
, Baglicakoglu Murat
, Guler Serdar
Introduction: Although, vitamin D (vit D) mainly regulates calcium and phosphate metabolisms, its deficiency may also contribute to the development of some carcinomas, autoimmune, and cardiac diseases. Vit D deficiency has been defined to correlate with increased autoimmune disease such as type 1 diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD). Previous studies suggested that patients with AITD had lower vit D levels when compared with healthy contr...