A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF PREVALENCE OF AUTOIMMUNE THYROID DISEASE AND THYROID DYSFUNCTION IN TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS- A TERTIARY CARE CENTRE
Keywords:
autoimmune diseases, anti TPO-positive subjects, type 1 diabetes, abnormal TSH levels.Abstract
Introduction: Children and adolescentswith T1DM are at increased risk for comorbid autoimmune diseases compared tochildren in the general population. A high proportion of children and adolescents withT1DM have other organ-specific
References
1. Barker JM, Yu J, Yu L, et al. Autoantibody “subspecificity” in type 1 diabetes: risk for organ-specific autoimmunity clusters in distinct groups
Diabetes Care 2005;28(4):850-5.
2. Lu MC, Chang SC, Huang KY, et al. Higher risk of thyroid disorders in young patients with Type 1 diabetes: a 12-year Nationwide, population-based, Retrospective Cohort Study. PLoS One 2016;11(3):e0152168.




