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ea0081p209 | Thyroid | ECE2022

Patients with autoimmune thyroiditis present similar immunological response to COVID-19 BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine with healthy subjects, but vaccination may affect thyroid function

Paschou Stavroula A. , Karalis Vangelis , Psaltopoulou Theodora , Vasileiou Vasiliki , Charitaki Ioanna , Bagratuni Tina , Ktena Vassiliki , Papandroulaki Fotini , Gumeni Sentiljana , Kassi Georgia N. , Trougakos Ioannis P. , Terpos Evangelos , Dimopoulos Meletios-Athanasios

Background: This is the first study, that aimed: a) to compare immune response, namely the kinetics of neutralizing antibodies (Nabs), after vaccination with BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine between patients with autoimmune thyroiditis and controls, and b) to investigate changes in thyroid function in healthy subjects with no history of thyroid dysfunction before and after vaccination.Methods: The entire study consisted of two sub-studies. In the first sub-study, N...