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THYROID AUTOANTIBODIES IN ABORIGINES
Author(s) -
Barbato M. P.,
Agar N. S.,
Kirk R. L.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1980.tb135104.x
Subject(s) - autoantibody , thyroid , anti thyroid autoantibodies , medicine , autoimmunity , thyroid hormones , immunology , physiology , antibody
This study of 335 full‐blood Aborigines reveals an increased prevalence of thyroid autoantibodies with age and the female sex. There is no significant difference in the prevalence of thyroid autoantibodies in this group and in that of Caucasians recently studied in Armidale, New South Wales. The absence of racial difference suggests that environmental factors are more important in determining the prevalence of thyroid autoimmunity in a community.