title: Thyroid function and autoimmunity in children and adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus.
abstract: We evaluated 233 children and adolescents with T1 Diabetes to analyze the prevalence and characteristics of Autoimmune Thyroid Disease. AITD was found in 23%, the majority being female and patients older than 5 years of age. Screening is mandatory, and the best approach could be guided by gender and age.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Santa Casa School of Medicine of São Paulo (ISCMSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: linedcr@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Aline Dantas Costa
authors.initials: ADC
authors.lastname: Riquetto
authors.affiliation: Diabetes Outpatient Clinic, Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Santa Casa School of Medicine of São Paulo (ISCMSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: renata-noronha@uol.com.br.
authors.forename: Renata Maria
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: de Noronha
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Santa Casa School of Medicine of São Paulo (ISCMSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: eliza_mayumi@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Eliza Mayumi
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Matsuo
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Santa Casa School of Medicine of São Paulo (ISCMSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: edson.ishida@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Edson Jun
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Santa Casa School of Medicine of São Paulo (ISCMSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: rafa.vaider47@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rafael Eliahu
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Vaidergorn
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Santa Casa School of Medicine of São Paulo (ISCMSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: marcelodsf@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Marcelo Dias
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Soares Filho
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, Santa Casa School of Medicine of São Paulo (ISCMSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil; Diabetes Outpatient Clinic, Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Santa Casa School of Medicine of São Paulo (ISCMSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Electronic address: caliari@uol.com.br.
authors.forename: Luis Eduardo Procópio
authors.initials: LEP
authors.lastname: Calliari
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000097:blood; D015551:Autoimmunity / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D050031:Hashimoto Disease / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000503:physiopathology*
chemical_list: D001323:Autoantibodies
keywords: Autoimmune thyroid disease; Thyroid dysfunction disease; Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus; Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in children