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Table 3 Prevalence of CASQ1 and collagen XIII antibodies in probands and first or second degree relatives from a single family with multiple cases of thyroid autoimmunity

From: Eye findings and immunological markers in probands and their euthyroid relatives from a single family with multiple cases of thyroid autoimmunity

Subjects

Subjects

Prevalence (%) of positive antibody reactivity

CASQ1 1

Collagen XIII

Probands

GD2 with ophthalmopathy

2 (66%)

1 (33%)

(n = 3)

Other disorders

0

0

(n = 1)

Relatives

No documented thyroid disorders

2 (16%)

3 (25%)

(n = 12)

  1. 1 CASQ1 = skeletal muscle calsequestrin.
  2. 2 GD = Graves’ disease.