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ea0022p795 | Thyroid | ECE2010

Parvovirus B19 infection: a possible role in autoimmune thyroid diseases

Justinien Etienne , Pannier Christine , Page Cyril , Segard Christine , Strunski Vladimir , Sevestre Henri , Duverlie Gilles , Desailloud Rachel

Introduction: Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) is a common disease. It arise due to interactions between genetic background and environmental factors. However this interactions remain unclear. As it induces other autoimmune diseases, parvovirus is an attractive candidate.Objective: To investigate the presence of parvoviral DNA in postoperative thyroid tissues.Materials and methods: We collect prospectively postoperative thyroid sp...