Search for dissertations about: "thyroid goiter"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words thyroid goiter.

  2. 1. Aspects of chronic autoimmune thyroiditis in children and adolescents

    Author : Johan Svensson; Pediatrisk endokrinologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; adolescents; thyroid autoantibodies; enterovirus infection; thyroid ultrasonography; reference standard; goiter; chronic autoimmune thyroiditis; levothyroxine treatment; Medicin människa och djur ; Medicine human and vertebrates ; children;

    Abstract : The aims of this thesis were to 1) compare different methods for detection of antibodies against thyroglobulin (TgAb) and thyroid peroxidase (TPOAb), particulary in children with chronic autoimmune thyroditis (AIT), 2) investigate if maternal enterovirus infection is a risk factor for development of AIT in offspring, 3) ascertain the prevalence of thyroid autoantibodies in cord blood sera from children who later developed AIT, 4) develop a new reference standard for interpretation of normative thyroid volumes in Swedish children, and 5) evaluate the effect of Levothyroxine (L-thyroxine) treatment on thyroid size in children and adolescents with AIT. We found that 1) Methods based on radioimmunoassay (RIA) were more efficient in detecting both TgAb and TPOAb in children with AIT than methods based on agglutination. READ MORE

  4. 2. Studies on the etiology of endemic goiter in the Sudan : The role of pearl millet

    Author : Abdelsalam Elnour; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Medical sciences; Pearl millet; endemic goiter; thyroid hormones; thyroiditis; traditional fermentation; heattreatment; flavonoid; MEDICIN OCH VÅRD; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Nutrition; näringslära;

    Abstract : Endemic thyroid disorders (ETD) are major health problems worldwide. Although the major role of iodine deficiency in the etiology of ETD is well founded, other factors have been shown to contribute to its etiology as well. READ MORE

  5. 3. Classical cadherins and the thyroid. Studies on organ development and epithelial differentiation

    Author : Mats Grände; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : Thyroid; cadherin; TGF-; EGF; MEK; development; EMT;

    Abstract : The cadherins are key regulators of tissue patterning and organ formation. E-cadherin is important for cell-cell adhesion and promotes epithelial morphogenesis and maintenance of the epithelial phenotype. READ MORE

  6. 4. Clinical problems in thyroid surgery

    Author : Palli Hallgrimsson; Lund Kirurgi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Total thyroidectomy; Graves´ disease; multinodular goitre; transient hypocalcaemia; permanent hypocalcaemia;

    Abstract : Background: Thyroid surgery is the most common endocrine surgical operation and is considered by many to be at the zenith of endocrine surgery. A good hemostasis is mandatory during a thyroid operation and many new devices have been available during the last two decades. READ MORE

  7. 5. Genetic and functional studies on the thyroid hormone axis

    Author : Abdelaziz Elgadi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : This thesis has two main parts. The first is based on the first three papers with a focus on understanding the etiology and pathogenesis of thyroid malfunction and its effects on different organs. READ MORE