The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 2 , Pages 183.e1-183.e9, February 2010

Prevalence and Relative Risk of Other Autoimmune Diseases in Subjects with Autoimmune Thyroid Disease

  • Kristien Boelaert, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests should be addressed to Kristien Boelaert, PhD, School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, IBR Building 2nd Floor, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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  • Paul R. Newby

      Affiliations

    • School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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  • Matthew J. Simmonds, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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  • Roger L. Holder

      Affiliations

    • School of Health and Population Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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  • Jacqueline D. Carr-Smith

      Affiliations

    • School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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  • Joanne M. Heward, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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  • Nilusha Manji

      Affiliations

    • School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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  • Amit Allahabadia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Northern General Hospital; Sheffield, United Kingdom
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  • Mary Armitage, DM

      Affiliations

    • Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth, United Kingdom
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  • Krishna V. Chatterjee, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Cambridge, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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  • John H. Lazarus, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Endocrine and Diabetes Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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  • Simon H. Pearce, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Human Genetics, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle
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  • Bijay Vaidya, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, United Kingdom
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  • Stephen C. Gough, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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  • Jayne A. Franklyn, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, Institute of Biomedical Research, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom

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 Funding: The study was supported by the Wellcome Trust. The study sponsor had no role in the study design; the collection, analysis, or interpretation of the data; the writing of the report; or the decision to submit the paper for publication.

 Ethical Approval: The study was approved by a Multi Center Research Ethics Committee and corresponding Local Ethics Research Committees.

 Conflict of Interest: None of the authors have any conflicts of interest associated with the work presented in this manuscript.

 Authorship: All authors had access to the data and played a role in writing this manuscript. The corresponding author had full access to all the data in the study and had final responsibility for submission for publication.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00868-7

doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.06.030

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 123, Issue 2 , Pages 183.e1-183.e9, February 2010

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