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Abstract Background Resistance to thyroid hormone (RTH) is a rare endocrine disorder, most commonly caused by mutations in the thyroid hormone receptor β (TRβ) gene, resulting in the RTH beta (RTHβ) subtype. In contra...

Abstract Introduction Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major cardiovascular complication of thyrotoxicosis but its burden and predictors are poorly described in sub-Saharan Africa. We assessed the prevalence, clinical cours...

ABSTRACT Background and Aims Limited evidence suggests autoimmune thyroiditis (AT) could represent a risk factor for cervical artery dissection (CeAD). We tested the hypothesis of a positive association between AT and Ce...

Celiac disease (CD) and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) frequently coexist, suggesting that shared mechanisms of autoimmunity extend beyond the intestine. In CD, the pathogenic role of gluten is firmly established; in HT,...

Objective: The aim of the present study was to show the important effectof a uremic environmenton the development of insulin resistance and if insulin resistance might be reversible with the treatment of metabolic disord...

Objective: Mineral bone disorders due to chronic kidney disease (CKD-MBD) in children occur as a result of decreased glomerular filtration rate and abnormalities in phosphorus, calcium, parathyroid hormone, and vitamin D...

Background: Thyroid cancer is one of the most prevalent endocrine neoplasms in Brazil, and radioiodine therapy (RAI) is a well-established adjuvant treatment. However, managing RAI can be particularly challenging in pati...

Abstract Objective: Despite the literature on dydrogesterone, studies on dydrogesterone utilization patterns are largely lacking in Indian patients. Methods: This was a multi-center, retrospective, observational, cross...

Objective To explore the association between trace metals and multiple health outcomes. Methods The cross-sectional study was from eight cycles of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2005 to 20...

Abstract Background Autoimmune conditions are common in women of reproductive age. They are associated with an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes; whether this is causal is unclear. Our aim was to explore the c...

BackgroundChromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome is the most common microdeletion chromosomal anomaly. Frequent infections have been described as a major feature of immunodeficiency noted in 22qDS. Immune dysregulation is ...

IntroductionThe immune system is recognized as participating in the pathophysiology of psychiatric disease and there is renewed interest in identifying biomarkers of this immune activation. MethodsWe measured serum and c...