hrp0082p3-d1-975 | Thyroid | ESPE2014

Prevalence of Additional Autoimmune Diseases in Autoimmune’s Thyroiditis Children and Their First- and Second-Degree Relatives: Results from a Large, Single-Center Study

De Martino Lucia , Di Donato Iolanda , Alfano Sara , D'Acunzo Ida , Di Pinto Rosita , Capalbo Donatella , Salerno Mariacarolina

Background: Autoimmune’s thyroiditis (AT) is the most common cause of thyroid diseases in children and adolescents with a peak in early to mid-puberty (prevalence of 0.3–1.2%). Previous studies showed a high rates of familiarity for autoimmune disease (AD) and co-existing autoimmunity in AT subjects.Objective and hypotheses: Aim of our study is to investigate familiarity for AD and co-existing autoimmunity in a large cohort of pediatric AT pati...