TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Antinuclear antibodies and thyroid function in sexually abused girls
JO  - Journal of Traumatic Stress
A1  - De Bellis, M. D.
A1  - Burke, L.
A1  - Trickett, P. K.
A1  - Putnam, F. W.
SP  - 369
EP  - 378
VL  - 9
IS  - 2
N2  - Sexually abused girls manifest dysregulation of physiological stress response systems. In this exploratory investigation, 14 sexually abused and 13 control girls, ages 8-15 years, recruited from a prospective, longitudinal study, underwent plasma antinuclear antibody and thyroid function tests. Thyroid function tests and plasma antinuclear antibody titers did not differ between sexually abused and control girls. However, a significantly higher incidence of plasma antinuclear antibody titers was seen in abused subjects when compared with the frequency of positive antinuclear antibody titers in a sample of 22 adult healthy female volunteers, ages 20-58 years. These findings suggest that sexually abused girls may show evidence of an alteration in normal immune homeostatic function.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0894-9867
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -