Open AccessClinical analysis of thyroglobulin antibody and thyroid peroxidase antibody and their association with vitiligo
Author(s) -
Yalin Yang,
Gan Huang,
Xiang Yan,
Qing Zhi-ju
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.135485
Subject(s) - vitiligo , medicine , thyroid peroxidase , thyroglobulin , anti thyroid autoantibodies , autoimmunity , thyroid , autoantibody , thyroid disease , thyroiditis , antibody , endocrinology , gastroenterology , disease , immunology
Recently, the abnormal presence of thyroglobulin antibody (TG-Ab) and thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPO-Ab) has been reported in vitiligo patients, but presence of TG-Ab and TPO-Ab in patients of different ages and gender, and its association with vitiligo and thyroid autoimmunity has rarely been reported. The aim of our research was to determine whether vitiligo was associated with thyroid autoimmunity and figure out its relationship with age and gender.