In the present study, EBV LMP1 was detected in approximately 11.1% of our samples, which is in concordance with Janegova and colleagues, who investigated the role of EBV in the development of autoimmune thyroid disease by examining surgical specimens of Graves’, Hashimoto’s, and multinodular goiter for the presence of EBV-Latent membrane protein using immunohistochemistry. This evidence concerns the gene PDLIM7 and autoimmune thyroid disease.