Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Genetic susceptibility to autoantibody formation in association with autoimmune thyroid disease and type 1 diabetes mellitus has been described with varying frequencies. We have, therefore, investigated the prevalence of anti-thyroid peroxidase (anti-TPO), overt and subclinical hypothyroidism in type 1 diabetic patients.Methods: Sixty-five subjects with type 1 diabetes mellitus and 65 unrelated normal controls were recruited for the detection ...