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Generation of a Mouse Spontaneous Autoimmune Thyroiditis Model
Published on: March 17, 2023
The prevalence of thyroid autoantibodies in autoimmune connective tissue diseases: a systematic review and
Qinqin Wang1, Jie Shangguan2, Yanping Zhang3
1Department of Rheumatology, The Affiliated Nanping First Hospital of Fujian Medical University , Nanping, Fujian Province, China.
Aim:
Patients with autoimmune connective tissue disease (ACTD) may have anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb) and anti-thyroglobulin antibody (TgAb). This study aimed to compare the prevalence of thyroid autoantibodies in ACTD patients and controls.
Methods:
All case-control studies published between 1980 and 2019 in English were searched from Medline, Embase, Web of Science, PubMed databases for meta-analysis and subgroup analyses.
Results:
Total 10,321 ACTD cases and 12,949 healthy controls were included, and the prevalence of thyroid autoantibody positivity was higher in ACTD patients than in controls. Subgroup analysis revealed positive association between TgAb and ACTD in populations from all continents including European, Asian, African, and American. In addition, we found positive association between TgAb positivity and most ACTD cases including RA, SLE, pSS, and UCTD, positive association between TPOAb positivity and all ACTD cases including RA, SLE, pSS, SSc, and UCTD, and positive association between TPOAb positivity and ACTD in European, Asian, and African but not in American populations.
Conclusion:
Thyroid autoantibodies are more prevalent in ACTD patients than in healthy controls. It is important to screen patients with ACTD for the presence of thyroid autoimmunity, and perform thyroid function tests in clinical evaluation of ACTD patients.
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