Research Article

Value of Apoptotic, Antiapoptotic, and Cell Proliferation Markers in the Treatment of Graves’ Disease

Table 3

Expression of proliferation markers in thyrocytes and lymphocytes in patients with Graves’ disease according to the type of treatment (chi-square test/Fisher’s exact test).

MarkersCellsATD (%)Without ATD (%)RIT (%)Beta-blocker (%)

Ki-67Thyrocytes<1%56.822583.3362.16
>1%43.187516.6737.84
value0.13370.19190.0385
Lymphocytes<1%38.6437.566.6745.95
>1%61.3662.533.3354.05
value1.00.17100.0608

p27Thyrocytes<25%18.18505029.73
>25%81.82505070.27
value0.07150.14800.1433
Lymphocytes<25%63.6437.510064.86
>25%36.3662.5035.14
value0.41150.04450.4798