Autoimmune diseases (AID) are a collection of many complex disorders of unknown etiology
resulting in immune responses to self-antigens and are thought to result from interactions …

This review covers recent findings on the main categories of thyroid hormone–disrupting
chemicals and their effects on brain development. We draw mostly on epidemiological and …

Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is the most prevalent autoimmune thyroid disorder. Intrathyroidal
lymphocytic infiltration is followed by a gradual destruction of the thyroid gland which may …

Objectives Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) was used worldwide until the 1970s,
when concerns about its toxic effects, its environmental persistence, and its concentration in …

Background: Environmental exposures, ranging from perchlorate in rocket fuel to
polychlorinated biphenols, have been shown to influence thyroid function. Although most of …

Cadmium (Cd) is a ubiquitous toxic metal and environmental pollutant. Increasing studies
have shown that Cd exposure increases the incidence of various endocrine system …

Autoimmune thyroiditis, of which Hashimoto thyroiditis represents the most frequent form, is
an inflammatory state of the thyroid gland that results from the interaction between genetic …

Many papers evaluated the effect of the environmental, or occupational endocrine disruptors
(ED), on the thyroid gland, that can lead to thyroid autoimmunity. A higher prevalence of …

A large variety of ubiquitous chemicals have been shown to have thyroid-disrupting
properties, and the combination of mechanistic, epidemiological and exposure studies …

Background: In 1973–1974, Michigan residents were exposed to polybrominated biphenyls
(PBBs) through an accidental contamination of the food supply. Residents were enrolled in a …