ea0029p1573 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ICEECE2012
Kilic M.
, Akin S.
, Topcuoglu M.
, Yesilkaya Y.
, Aydin K.
, Cinar N.
, Karakaya J.
, Gurlek A.
Background and aim: Hashimotos Thyroiditis pathogenesis remains unclear in spite of many factors currently suggested. Aim of the study was to explore the relationship between hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and Hashimotos Thyroiditis (HT), goiter formation, and to see if HGF levels are adjusted by TSH suppression.Materials and methods: Sixty-one premenopausal women who admitted our department between November 2010-September 2011 were enrolled ...