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DNA Damage and Repair in Thyroid Physiology and Disease

  • By

  • Katarzyna D Arczewska

  • Dorota Sys

  • Hilde L Nilsen

  • Agnieszka Piekiełko-Witkowska

  • September 11, 2025

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    The thyroid gland is essential for energy and calcium homeostasis, influencing overall cellular function through hormone regulation.

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    Thyroid hormone synthesis is regulated by the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axis, involving TRH and TSH.

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    Oxidative stress from thyroid hormone synthesis can lead to DNA damage, impacting thyroid health and contributing to diseases.

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    Autoimmune thyroid diseases, such as Graves' disease and Hashimoto thyroiditis, affect hormone levels and can lead to thyroid cancer.

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    Understanding DNA repair mechanisms in the thyroid may inform new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies for thyroid disorders.

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DNA Damage and Repair in Thyroid Physiology and Disease

  • by Katarzyna D Arczewska, Dorota Sys, Hilde L Nilsen, Agnieszka Piekiełko-Witkowska

  • September 11, 2025

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