ea0022p626 | Neuroendocrinology and Pituitary (<emphasis role="italic">Generously supported by Novartis</emphasis>) | ECE2010
Pane Elena
, Rotondi Mario
, Colella Caterina
, Iacovo Assunta Dello
, Mora Liliana Dalla
, Bellastella Giuseppe
, Sinisi Antonio Agostino
, Bizzarro Antonio
, Chiovato Luca
, Bellastella Antonio
, De Bellis Annamaria
Antipituitary antibodies (APA) are frequently present in patients with autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome (APS) but their role in predicting autoimmune hypophysitis (LYH) is still discussed.To evaluate the predictive value of APA investigated by immunofluorescence for the occurrence of pituitary autoimmune dysfunction when considering together some methodological characteristics as immunostaining pattern and antibody titers, we studied 149 APA positive an...