Thyroid dysfunction in primary Sjögren's syndrome: A long-term followup study
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Thyroid dysfunction in primary Sjögren's syndrome: a long-term followup study.
OBJECTIVE To evaluate the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction and related autoantibodies in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS), and to determine whether these abnormalities develop over time. METHODS pSS patients (n = 137) and controls (n = 120) were investigated for thyroid dysfunction and for the presence of anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody (anti-TPO) and antithyroglobulin antibod...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arthritis Care & Research
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0004-3591
DOI: 10.1002/art.11460