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ArticleJournal of clinical & translational endocrinology2019

Assessment of serum thyroid hormone autoantibodies in the first trimester of gestation as predictors of postpartum thyroiditis.

Salvatore Benvenga, Roberto Vita, Flavia Di Bari, Carmela Lo Re, Angela Scilipoti, Grazia Giorgianni, Loredana Grasso, Marina Raffaella Galletti, Mattia Grazia Mandolfino, Maria Le Donne

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Article in Journal of clinical & translational endocrinology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Salvatore BenvengaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Italy.
Roberto VitaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Italy.
Flavia Di BariDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Italy.
Carmela Lo ReDivision of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital G. Martino, 98125 Messina, Italy.
Angela ScilipotiDivision of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital G. Martino, 98125 Messina, Italy.
Grazia GiorgianniService of Immunometry and Laboratory Diagnosis, University Hospital G. Martino, 98125 Messina, Italy.
Loredana GrassoService of Immunometry and Laboratory Diagnosis, University Hospital G. Martino, 98125 Messina, Italy.
Marina Raffaella GallettiDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Italy.
Mattia Grazia MandolfinoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Messina, Italy.
Maria Le DonneDivision of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital G. Martino, 98125 Messina, Italy.
University of Messina · ITAzienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico "G. Martino" · ITIstituto Ortopedico Gaetano Pini · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMeasurement of serum thyroperoxidase autoantibodies (TPOAb) during gestation as a classical marker for the risk of postpartum thyroiditis (PPT) predicts PPT in 1/3 to 1/2 of women. Very few studies have measured serum thyroid hormone Ab (THAb) during gestation, and none as a possible marker for PPT.

methodsIn 412 women who were followed up from 7 to 11 weeks of gestation through 12 months after delivery, we measured THAb (T3.IgM, T3.IgG, T4.IgM, T4.IgG), thyroglobulin autoantibodies (TgAb) and TPOAb at study entry (7-11 week of gestation).

resultsSixty-three women (15.3%) developed PPT, which progressed to permanent hypothyroidism (PH) in 34/63 (54%). THAb+ve were 21/412 women (5.1%), the frequency being greater in those who then developed PPT (12/63 [19.0%] vs

conclusionsGestational positivity of THAb enhance enormously the predictivity for PPT of gestational positivity of TPOAb/TgAb. However, their low frequency (5.1%) and their sensitivity (17.5% [21/63]) go against their application in lieu of TPOAb/TgAb.

Indexed as

DM-1, type 1 diabetes mellitusFNAB, fine-needle aspiration biopsyFT3, free triiodothyronineFT4, free thyroxineGD, Graves’ diseaseHT, Hashimoto’s thyroiditisL-T4, LevothyroxinePH, permanent hypothyroidismPostpartumPostpartum thyroiditisPPT, Postpartum thyroiditisPregnancyTgAb, thyroglobulin autoantibodiesTg, thyroglobulinTHAb, thyroid hormone autoantibodiesThyroid autoimmunityThyroid hormone autoantibodiesTPOAb, thyroperoxidase autoantibodiesTSH, thyrotropinUST, ultrasonography signs suggestive of thyroiditisUS, ultrasound

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PMID31428563
PMCPMC6693681
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