Journal Article10.1007/BF03347917
Thyroid function in systemic sclerosis.
Antonella Tosti,A. M. Peluso,S. Rapacchiale,D. Urbini,A. Bignami,P. Giovanelli,Fabio Cassani,F.B. Bianchi,L. Dekeyser,D. D. Narhi,D. E. Furst,A. K. Huberman,R. Ross,J. Clements,A. J. Van Herle +14 more
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About: This article is published in Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. The article was published on 01 Oct 1991. The article focuses on the topics: Thyroid function.
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Anti-Scl-70 antibodies in autoimmune hypothyroidism.
TL;DR: In this paper, the presence of anti-Scl-70 antibodies in patients with systemic sclerosis was investigated in autoimmune hypothyroidism, and the index values for antiScl 70 levels were significantly higher in patients suffering from thyroid disease compared with healthy age-matched controls.
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Thyroid dysfunction in a prospectively followed series of patients with progressive systemic sclerosis
TL;DR: Findings indicate an increased frequency of, sometimes previously unsuspected, clinical and subclinical hypothyroidism in stable PSS patients which appears to be autoimmune in nature and becomes more prevalent with increased PSS duration.
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