ea0029p1636 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ICEECE2012
Nishizawa Maiko
, Horiuchi Toshiyuki
, Iwashima Fumiko
, Suzuki Sayaka
, Murakami Masanori
, Ohtaka Yoshiko
, Fukazawa Hiroshi
Background & objectives: There are multiple forms of functional TSHR autoantibodies which stimulate or inhibit the thyroid. The TSH-Receptor blocking antibody (TSBAb) exists in the serum of Graves disease, which is functionally different from TSH receptor stimulating antibody (TSAb). TSBAb that blocks the action of TSH is also associated with idiopathic myxedema and some Hashimotos disease. We measured TSBAb levels and evaluated the pathogenetic significance of...