Presence or severity of Hashimoto's thyroiditis does not influence basal calcitonin levels: observations from CROHT biobank.
M CvekA PundaM BrekaloM PlosnićA BarićD KaličaninL BrčićM VuletićI GunjačaV Torlak LovrićV ŠkrabićVesna Boraska PericaPublished in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2021)
Our results suggest that HT patients of all disease stages preserve Ct production as healthy individuals and there is no need for Ct measurements in the absence of a nodule. Additional confirmation and clarification of observed nominal correlations are needed due to potential clinical relevance of TgAb and age-dependent Ct decrease in HT women.
Keyphrases
- image quality
- dual energy
- computed tomography
- contrast enhanced
- end stage renal disease
- positron emission tomography
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- magnetic resonance imaging
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- metabolic syndrome
- patient reported outcomes
- insulin resistance
- patient reported