Open AccessImpact of Thyrotropin Receptor Antibody Levels on Fetal Development in Two Successive Pregnancies in a Woman with Graves’ Disease
Author(s) -
Marit R. Bjørgaas,
Hanne Farstad,
Sverre Christian Christiansen,
HarmGerd K. Blaas
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
hormone research in paediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.816
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1663-2826
pISSN - 1663-2818
DOI - 10.1159/000342644
Subject(s) - trab , medicine , endocrinology , fetus , pregnancy , euthyroid , graves' disease , goiter , thyroid , biology , genetics
Treatment with radioiodine for Graves' disease regularly increases the level of antithyroid antibodies, and transplacental passage of stimulating thyrotropin receptor antibodies (TRAb) may cause fetal hyperthyroidism.
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