[Radiation damage of the thyroid gland as a probable cause of increased incidence of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and other hematologic diseases].

: Th distribution of autoimmune thyroiditis in the patients with diseases of blood system was investigate. The attribute of autoimmune thyroiditis was revealed by the detection of antimicrosomal antibodies. It was established that the autoimmune thyroiditis are more often in patients with various hematological diseases than in control group. It is supposed that the increase in frequency of some hematological diseases in residents suffered from the Chernobyl accident can be defined not only by the influence of the radiation on blood system, but also can be connected with damage to thyroid glands.