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ea0029p1573 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ICEECE2012

The association between thyroid volume, L-thyroxine therapy and hepatocyte growth factor levels in euthyroid and hypothyroid goitrous and non-goitrous Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

Kilic M. , Akin S. , Topcuoglu M. , Yesilkaya Y. , Aydin K. , Cinar N. , Karakaya J. , Gurlek A.

Background and aim: Hashimoto’s 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 Hashimoto’s 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 ...