Patients with Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases Have Higher Prevalence of Positive Antiphospholipid Antibodies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs) and antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) are commonly seen in childbearing-age women and can lead to recurrent miscarriages. Studies with a relatively small sample size were conducted and concluded inconsistent results on the relationship between AITDs and APS or the presence of antiphospholipid (aPL) antibodies. This meta-analysis aimed to provide evidence on the possible association between AITDs and APL using primary data from all relevant studies.

Methods

Literature databases including PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane were searched from the time when the databases were established to March 2022. A total of 7 studies that met all inclusion criteria were selected in this meta-analysis, with 475 AITD patients and 764 healthy controls.

SUBMITTER: Lu D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9440846 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature