Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: To re-evaluate the prevalence of autoimmune associations in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT).Subjects and methods: The study was performed on 469 consecutive patients with HT and 536 without. The diagnosis of HT was based on an antithyroperoxydase antibodies (ATPO) level above 34 IU/ml. The subjects were evaluated for other associated immune diseases. The statistical analysis used the χ2 test.Results: F...