Endocrine Abstracts

Apoptosis plays a pivotal role in the regulation of the immune mechanisms in the pathogenesis of autoimmune thyroid diseases. The aim of the study was to compare soluble Fas, FasL and Bcl-2 in Graves’ disease (GD) and Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) in relation to the age of the studied patients. The study was carried out in 5 groups of subjects: 1/14 patients with GD in euthyreosis on methimazol (euGD) 2/20 patients with hyperthyroid GD (hrGD) 3/15 patients with HT in euthyre...