Endocrine Abstracts

Context: Vitamin D deficiency has been identified as a risk factor for a number of autoimmune diseases including type 1 diabetes and multiple sclerosis.Objective: We hypothesized that low levels of vitamin D are related to the early stages of autoimmune thyroid disease.Design: Two case-control studies were performed. Study A: cases were subjects from the Amsterdam AITD cohort (euthyroid women who had 1st or 2nd degree relatives wit...

Objective: To evaluate prospectively the relationship between Yersinia Enterocolitica (YE) infection and the development of overt autoimmune hypo- or hyperthyroidism (study A) and the de novo occurrence of thyroid antibodies (study B).Subjects and methods: Prospective cohort study of 790 euthyroid women who were 1st or 2nd degree relatives of AITD patients. Follow-up was 5 years, with annual assessments.Study A. Nested case&...