hrp0092p2-292 | Thyroid | ESPE2019

Thyroid Autoimmunity in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Selveindran Nalini M , Wong SL Jeanne , Hong Janet YH , MZ Fuziah

Introduction: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is commonly associated with other organ – specific autoimmune disorders. Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) is the most common comorbid autoimmune condition in patients with T1DM. The occurrence of both T1DM and AITD is defined as Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome type 3 variant (APS3v). We sought to clarify thyroid autoimmunity in a cohort of Malaysian patients with T1DM.Methods<...