Thyroid Autoimmunity Develops As Early As 10 Months Of Age Among Children With Increased Genetic Risk For Type 1 Diabetes, Study Finds

Endocrinology Advisor (8/6, Kuhns) reports, “Thyroid autoimmunity develops as early as 10 months of age among children with increased genetic risk for type 1 diabetes, especially girls and those with a family history of autoimmune thyroid disease, according to study results.” The researchers said the “investigation revealed that thyroid autoimmunity may be triggered in younger children than has hitherto been recognized and that double positivity at seroconversion showed the highest risk for progression to clinical thyroid disease, within an HLA-selected population.” The findings were published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.