hrp0084p1-148 | Miscelleaneous | ESPE2015

The Analysis of Occurrence the Zinc Transporter Antibodies ZnT8 in Children with Graves’ Disease and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis

Bossowski Artur , Borysewicz-Sanczyk Hanna , Bossowska Anna , Szalecki Mieczyslaw , Kucharska Anna , Pyrzak Beata , Walczak Mieczyslaw , Petriczko Elzbieta , Ziora Katarzyna , Del Pilar Larosa Maria , Chen Shu , Powell Michael , Furmaniak Jadwiga , Smith Bernard Rees

Introduction: Recent studies have revealed the presence of zinc and the expression of zinc transporter (ZnT) family members in most endocrine cell types. Moreover it was demonstrated that the ZnT family plays an important role in the synthesis and secretion of many hormones like insulin. We studied the prevalence of ZnT8 Ab in patients with autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD).Material and methods: The study was performed in the group consisting of 20 Grav...