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. 2003 May;132(2):278–282. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2249.2003.02139.x

Table 3.

Prevalence per age group of antibodies against virulence-associated YOPs of Yersinia enterocolitica (YOP IgG-Ab and YOP IgA-Ab) in sera of 803 female relatives of patients with autoimmune thyroid disease

Age n YOP IgG-Ab n (%) YOP IgA-Ab n (%)
18–29 year 295 123 (41·7%) 69 (23·4%)
30–39 year 215  88 (40·9%) 45 (20·9%)
40–49 year 170  64 (37·6%) 36 (21·2%)
50–59 year  94  36 (38·3%) 18 (19·1%)
60–69 year  29  11 (37·9%)  8 (27·6%)