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ea0037ep1024 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2015

The relationship between procalcitonin and thyroid autoantibodies in patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis

Ates Ihsan , Oncul Ali , Altay Mustafa , Topcuoglu Canan

Background: Procalcitonin (PCT) is often an increased acute phase reactant in the bacterial infection-related inflammation, and its serum level is reported elevated in several autoimmune disease. However, the level of PCT and its relationship with autoimmunity remain unknown in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT). Our objective was to investigate the serum levels of PCT and its association with autoantibodies in patients with euthyroid HT.Methods: A total ...