Endocrine Abstracts

Radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy is the usual treatment of choice for hyperthyroidism. We have demonstrated a success rate of 88% (euthyroidism or hypothyroidism) over a 5-year period. We are very happy to recommend RAI, however patients still express concerns.There is little literature available about patients’ reactions to RAI: to our knowledge, only two studies. We performed a survey of our RAI treated patients. Of 143 patients contacted, 87 repl...

Introduction: Following treatment of Graves’ disease (GD), levels of thyrotropin receptor autoantibodies (TRAb) tend to decrease depending on treatment modality and length of follow up. We have assessed TRAb biological activity at follow up, years after GD treatment.Subjects and methods: TRAb concentration and biological activity were measured in 69 GD patients (59 females; 10 males; median age 59 years; TRAb positive at diagnosis), with follow up r...

Introduction: Following treatment of Graves’ disease (GD), levels of thyrotropin receptor autoantibodies (TRAb) tend to decrease depending on treatment modality and length of follow up. We have assessed TRAb biological activity at follow up, years after GD treatment.Subjects and methods: TRAb concentration and biological activity were measured in 69 GD patients (59 females; 10 males; median age 59 years; TRAb positive at diagnosis), with follow up r...