Radioiodine (131I) therapy of benign thyroid diseases was introduced 70 yr ago, and the
patients treated since then are probably numbered in the millions. Fifty to 90% of …

Graves' disease (GD) is a very common autoimmune disorder of the thyroid in which
stimulatory antibodies bind to the thyrotropin receptor and activate glandular function …

Purpose: After apparently successful excision of breast cancer, risk of local recurrence
remains high mainly in the area surrounding the original tumor, indicating that wound …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to document the pattern of immune response,
assessed by the measurement of both Th1 and Th2 serum cytokines, in patients suffering …

Recent research in autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) has largely focused on delineation
of the autoantigens and their epitopes, but there is now renewed interest in the …

Abstract Background Guolin Qigong is a combination of meditation, controlled breathing and
physical movement designed to control the vital energy (qi) of the body and consequently to …

Background This study aimed to evaluate traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in improving
quality of life (QOL), reducing chemotoxicity and modulating immune function in patients …

Summary objective This study was designed in order to evaluate bone turnover with bone
formation and resorption markers in hyperthyroidism and its possible relationship with serum …

The thyrotropin receptor (TSHR) is the thyroid autoantigen against which stimulating
autoantibodies are directed in Graves' hyperthyroidism. Recent evidence suggests that …

The effects of thyroid dysfunction are thought to be reversible on restoration of euthyroidism,
but postmortem and epidemiologic data suggest that subclinical or treated thyroid disease is …