Thyroglobulin Antibodies are Associated with Symptom Burden in Patients with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Ana BarićLuka BrčićSanda GračanVeselin ŠkrabićMarko BrekaloMarta ŠimunacVesela Torlak LovrićIva AnićMaja BarbalićTatijana ZemunikAnte PundaVesna Boraska Perica

Published in: Immunological investigations (2018)

Elevated TgAb levels are associated with symptom burden in HT patients, suggesting a role of thyroid autoimmunity in clinical manifestations of HT. Based on these results, we recommend screening for TgAb antibodies in HT patients with symptom burden. We also suggest that further work on understandings of symptoms appearance due to their autoimmune or hypothyroid causation is needed.

Keyphrases

patient reported
end stage renal disease
risk factors
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
multiple sclerosis
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
physical activity
sleep quality
celiac disease
ultrasound guided