Predicting the Risk of Recurrence Before the Start of Antithyroid Drug Therapy in Patients With Graves' Hyperthyroidism.

Authors :: Vos XG
Endert E
Zwinderman AH
Tijssen JG
Wiersinga WM
Source :: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism [J Clin Endocrinol Metab] 2016 Apr; Vol. 101 (4), pp. 1381-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Feb 10.
Publication Year :: 2016
Abstract: Genotyping increases the accuracy of a clinical score (based on pretreatment age, goiter size, FT4, TBII) for predicting recurrence of Graves' hyperthyroidism after a course of antithyroid drugs: a prospective study.

Subjects :: Adult
Autoantibodies blood
Female
Graves Disease drug therapy
Humans
Hyperthyroidism drug therapy
Male
Methimazole therapeutic use
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Recurrence
Risk Factors
Thyroxine therapeutic use
Antithyroid Agents therapeutic use
Graves Disease physiopathology
Hyperthyroidism physiopathology

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