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Decrease of thyroid antibodies during pregnancy

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The behavior of serum anti-thyroglobulin (Abs-Tg) and antimicrosomal antibodies (Abs-Mc) was examined during and after normal pregnancies. The antibodies titer decreases as pregnancy progresses; they cross the placenta and are present in the fetal serum. Infants’ thyroid function is not affected by this transplacentar transfer. The Abs-Tg titer increases again after delivery.

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  1. Clinica Medica II, Centro di Fisiopatologia Tiroidea CNR, Roma, Italy

    Massimo D’Armiento & H. Salabé

  2. Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica II, Policlinico Umberto I, 00100, Roma, Italy

    G. Vetrario, M. Scucchia & A. Pachi

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D’Armiento, M., Salabé, H., Vetrario, G. et al. Decrease of thyroid antibodies during pregnancy. J Endocrinol Invest 3, 437–438 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03349385

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