PMID- 24959371
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
DCOM- 20140624
LR  - 20220303
IS  - 2090-8067 (Print)
IS  - 2042-0072 (Electronic)
VI  - 2014
DP  - 2014
TI  - There is no elevation of immunoglobulin e levels in Albanian patients with 
      autoimmune thyroid diseases.
PG  - 283709
LID - 10.1155/2014/283709 [doi]
LID - 283709
AB  - Background. Studies in several ethnic groups reported high incidence of elevated 
      levels of immunoglobulin E (IgE) in patients with autoimmune thyroid diseases 
      (ATD), especially in patients with Graves' disease. Objective. To study 
      association between serum levels of IgE and thyroid stimulating hormone receptor 
      antibodies (TRAb) in Albanian patients with ATD. Material and Methods. Study was 
      performed in 40 patients with Graves' disease, 15 patients with Hashimoto's 
      thyroiditis, and 14 subjects in the control group. The IgE levels were measured 
      by immunoradiometric assay, whereas the TRAb levels were measured by 
      radioreceptor assay. Results. In all groups of subjects the IgE levels were 
      within reference values (<200 kIU/L). Significant difference in mean 
      concentration of IgE was found between two groups of Graves' disease patients, 
      and those with normal and elevated TRAb levels (22.57 versus 45.03, P < 0.05). 
      Positive correlation was found between TRAb and IgE only in Graves' disease 
      patients (r = 0.43, P = 0.006). Conclusion. In Albanian patients with ATD there 
      is no elevation of IgE levels. This could be the result of low prevalence of 
      allergic diseases in Albanian population determined by genetic and environmental 
      factors.
FAU - Latifi-Pupovci, Hatixhe
AU  - Latifi-Pupovci H
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9570-6396
AD  - Department of Physiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of 
      Prishtina, Deshmoret e Kombit Street, 10000 Prishtina, Kosovo.
FAU - Gacaferri-Lumezi, Besa
AU  - Gacaferri-Lumezi B
AD  - Department of Physiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of 
      Prishtina, Deshmoret e Kombit Street, 10000 Prishtina, Kosovo.
FAU - Lokaj-Berisha, Violeta
AU  - Lokaj-Berisha V
AD  - Department of Physiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of 
      Prishtina, Deshmoret e Kombit Street, 10000 Prishtina, Kosovo.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20140514
PL  - United States
TA  - J Thyroid Res
JT  - Journal of thyroid research
JID - 101536655
EIN - J Thyroid Res. 2022 Feb 21;2022:9792124. PMID: 35237405
PMC - PMC4053298
EDAT- 2014/06/25 06:00
MHDA- 2014/06/25 06:01
PMCR- 2014/05/14
CRDT- 2014/06/25 06:00
PHST- 2014/02/03 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2014/04/15 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2014/04/29 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2014/06/25 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/06/25 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2014/06/25 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2014/05/14 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1155/2014/283709 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Thyroid Res. 2014;2014:283709. doi: 10.1155/2014/283709. Epub 2014 May 14.