Journal of Thyroid Disorders & Therapy
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Dina Mohammed Abd El Gawad

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• Research Article
  Evaluation of Thyroid Functions in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis Before and after Treatment with Interferon Beta
  Author(s): Magda Shokry Mohammed, Nihad Shoukry Shoeib, Inas Mohammed Sabry, Dina Mohammed Abd El Gawad, Ahmed Mohamed Bahaaeldin and Nahla Nader Adly Magda Shokry Mohammed, Nihad Shoukry Shoeib, Inas Mohammed Sabry, Dina Mohammed Abd El Gawad, Ahmed Mohamed Bahaaeldin and Nahla Nader Adly
  
  Background: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a multi-component disease characterized by inflammation, neurodegeneration and failure of central nervous system (CNS) repair mechanisms. Autoimmune thyroid disease is a frequently studied disorder in MS, most studies have focused primarily on the increased prevalence of thyroid dysfunction and anti-thyroid antibodies (ATAs) in MS patients compared with a control population. Objectives: To investigate the effect of treatment with interferon beta on thyroid functions and autoimmune thyroid markers in patients with multiple sclerosis. Subjects and Methods: This prospective study was conducted on 100 subjects recruited from the inpatient and outpatient clinic of Internal Medicine department and Neurology Unit of Ain Shams University Hospitals. They were divided into group 1, whic.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2167-7948.1000227

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