Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD), also known as ...

It is defined by the presence of antibodies (Ab) to thyroid peroxidase (TPO), the thyroid enzyme that oxidises iodide to iodine for thyroid hormone synthesis(4). In addition, antibodies (Tg-Ab) to thyroglobulin (Tg), the protein on which thyroid hormones are synthesised by iodination of its tyrosine residues, are frequently present(4). ................
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