From Hippocrates of Kos to Hashimoto and thyroid autoimmunity: A long road of discovery

Leonidas Duntas, Stefanos Geroulanos, Peter Laurberg

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The 2012 Educational Course of the European Thyroid Association (ETA) was a truly unique event. Held 24th-26th May on the island of Kos, in the healing environment of ‘the island of Hippocrates and Asclepius’, it combined an educational level of excellence with the commemoration of the centennial of the description of Hashimoto thyroiditis …

Lack of association between Hashimoto thyroiditis and breast cancer: A quantitative research synthesis.

Nicholas J. Sarlis, Loukas Gourgiotis, Frank Pucino, George J. Tolis

 

Several authors have suggested a positive association between Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) and breast cancer (BrCa). Others have refuted these findings; hence, this subject remains controversial. We therefore reviewed the world literature on this subject accumulated over the last 50 years and performed a quantitative research synthesis …

Epidemiological characteristics of children with autoimmune thyroid disease

Vasiliki Skarpa, Eleni Κousta, Athanasia Tertipi, Konstantinos Anyfandakis, Marina Vakaki, Maria Dolianiti, Aspasia Fotinou, Asteroula Papathanasiou

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OBSECTIVE: Chronic autoimmune thyroiditis (AT) is the most common cause of thyroid disease in children. The aim of the study was to define the epidemiological clinical and laboratory characteristics of children and adolescents with AT. DESIGN: Various parameters including thyroid ultrasonography of 228 children and adolescents …