Anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody and thyroid cysts among the general Japanese population: a cross-sectional study

• Autori principali: Yuji Shimizu (Autore), Yuko Nabeshima-Kimura (Autore), Shin-Ya Kawashiri (Autore), Yuko Noguchi (Autore), Yasuhiro Nagata (Autore), Takahiro Maeda (Autore), Naomi Hayashida (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: Komiyama Printing Co. Ltd, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPO-Ab) has been shown to cause autoimmune thyroiditis by inducing a deleterious influence on thyroid hormone synthesis. Further, thyroglobulin, which has an important role in thyroid hormone synthesis, is reported to be high in the fluid from th...