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Horm Metab Res 2008; 40: 323-328DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1073155AbstractWith over 2 000 articles published on thyroid cancer between January 1, 2006 and September 10, 2007 it is difficult to offer an updated and complete review on this malignancy. Thus, I elected to summarize papers published in 2007 on topics frequently overlooked in other reviews or books, and papers that are likely to be followed by interesting developments.

Analysis of HLA class II genes in Hashimoto's thyroiditis reveals differences compared to Graves’ disease

Genes and Immunity advance online publication, May 1, 2008. doi:10.1038/gene.2008.26

Authors: A A Zeitlin, J M Heward, P R Newby, J D Carr-Smith, J A Franklyn, S C L Gough
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The significance of persistent newly developed autoantibodies in JIA patients under long-term anti-TNF treatment.
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Authors: Kanakoudi-Tsakalidou F, Tzimouli V, Pratsidou-Gertsi P, Chronopoulou E, Trachana M

Horm Metab ResDOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1073151AbstractChemokines are a group of small proteins that recruit different leukocyte subtypes to sites of inflammation and play important roles in initiating and maintaining immunological responses in autoimmune endocrine diseases including Graves’ disease (GD) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT). Previous studies have found increased gene and protein expression of different kinds of chemokines not only within the thyroid gland but also within thyroid cells in GD or HT patients.

Abstract  Herein we present the case of a 9-year-old girl who had an enlarged right lobe of the thyroid gland and sub-clinical hypothyroidism
(thyroid stimulating hormone at 9.24 mIU/L). The patient had a history of unintentional exposure to radiation while her mother
was receiving radionuclide therapy for diffuse toxic goiter. Ultrasonography of the young girl showed right lobe enlargement
with diffuse coarse heterogenous echogenicity, compatible with a microcalcification pattern identified in both lobes of the

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Hashimoto's Thyroiditis, but not Treatment of Hypothyroidism, Is Associated with Altered TGF-beta1 Levels.

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[Relevance of CYP27B1 gene promoter polymorphism to autoimmune thyroid diseases.]
Nan Fang Yi Ke Da Xue Xue Bao. 2008 Apr;28(4):606-8
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Total thyroidectomy: the procedure of choice for toxic goitre.
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Objective: To quantify the yearly prevalence of Hashimoto's thyroiditis at our Division and evaluate changes in its clinical presentation over the period 1975–2005. Design: We have reviewed retrospectively the clinical records of patients admitted to a ... (Source: Thyroid)