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Thyroid-infiltrating B lymphocytes in Graves' disease are related to marginal zone and memory B cell compartments.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Jun 2001
Segundo C, Rodríguez C, García-Poley A, Aguilar M, Gavilán I, Bellas C, Brieva J A
Abstract excerpt
B lymphocytes that infiltrate the thyroid (Thy-B cells) in Graves' patients appear to be implicated in the pathophysiology of this disorder. The goal of the present study was to examine the nature of these Thy-B cells. To this end, Thy-B lymphocytes were isolated from surgical thyroidal samples,...
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