Systematic thyroid screening in myotonic dystrophy: link between thyroid volume and insulin resistance

Systematic thyroid screening in myotonic dystrophy: link between thyroid volume and insulin resistance

Abstract Background Myotonic dystrophy (DM1), a neuromuscular disease related to DMPK gene mutations, is associated to endocrine disorders and cancer. A routine endocrine work-up, including thyroid ultrasound (US), was conducted in 115 genetically-proven DM1 patients in a neuromuscular reference cen...

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Main Authors: Adrien Ben Hamou, Stéphanie Espiard, Christine Do Cao, Miriam Ladsous, Camille Loyer, Alexandre Moerman, Samuel Boury, Maéva Kyheng, Claire-Marie Dhaenens, Vincent Tiffreau, Pascal Pigny, Gilles Lebuffe, Robert Caiazzo, Sébastien Aubert, Marie Christine Vantyghem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases
Subjects:
Myotonic dystrophy
Papillary thyroid carcinoma
Ultrasound scan
Thyroid nodule
Thyroid goiter
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13023-019-1019-3

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