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

• Main Authors: Yuji Shimizu (Author), Yuko Nabeshima-Kimura (Author), Shin-Ya Kawashiri (Author), Yuko Noguchi (Author), Yasuhiro Nagata (Author), Takahiro Maeda (Author), Naomi Hayashida (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: 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...