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ea0037ep1000 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2015

Incidence of autoimmune thyroid disorders following treatment with pegylated interferon therapy for HCV infection among Egyptian patients

Shelbaya Salah Eldin , Mahmoud Makboul Khaled , Abdelsalam Mona Mohamed , Zakaria Zaki Doaa , Ghazy Manar Alshahawey Alsayed

Introduction: Egypt has an epidemic of HCV. Interferon (IFN) is the drug of choice for treatment induces autoimmune thyroiditis. The biochemical characteristic of the autoimmune thyroid disorder is the presence of autoantibodies against thyroid peroxidase and thyroglobulin. Chemokine ligand 10 (CXCL10) is an IFN inducible chemokine involved in the autoimmune thyroid disease.Aim: To assess the incidence of autoimmune thyroid disorder following treatment w...
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