Hyperthyroidism Incidence Fluctuates Widely in and Around Pregnancy and Is at Variance With Some Other Autoimmune Diseases: A Danish Population-Based Study | Zendy

Stine Linding Andersen | Zendy; Jørn Olsen | Zendy; Allan Carlé | Zendy; Peter Laurberg | Zendy

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Hyperthyroidism Incidence Fluctuates Widely in and Around Pregnancy and Is at Variance With Some Other Autoimmune Diseases: A Danish Population-Based Study

Author(s) -

Stine Linding Andersen,

Jørn Olsen,

Allan Carlé,

Peter Laurberg

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2014-3588

Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , incidence (geometry) , population , rheumatoid arthritis , live birth , pediatrics , obstetrics , graves' disease , disease , genetics , physics , environmental health , biology , optics

Hyperthyroidism in women of reproductive age is predominantly caused by Graves' disease. Pregnancy associated changes in the immune system may influence the onset of disease, but population-based incidence rates in and around pregnancy have not been reported.

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