The effect of vitamin D on the development of Hashimoto's disease and the reduction of the inflammatory process in its course - review

• Main Authors: Jagoda Elias (Author), Justyna Woźniak (Author), Karol Womperski (Author), Julia Szymonik (Author), Sebastian Szopa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, 2024-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction  Hashimoto's disease is an autoimmune chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis. It is a common condition, more frequent in women. Its diagnosis is based on the presence of specific antithyroid antibodies in the patient's blood which lead to the destruction of the thyroid gland. This ca...