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Effect of neonatal BCG vaccination on the evolution of Hashimoto Thyroiditis

2024-02-29 endocrinology Title + abstract only
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BackgroundHashimotos thyroiditis (HT) involves the autoimmune destruction of thyrocytes with the presence of anti-thyroid peroxidase (TPO) and/or anti-thyroglobulin (TG) antibodies. In autoimmune diseases, an immunomodulatory role of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination has been reported with decreased autoantibody production and induction of regulatory T cells. We hypothesize that a decline in the efficacy of BCG might be associated with the appearance of HT during adulthood. MethodsAdul...

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