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Helicobacter pylori infection and autoimmune thyroid disease in young patients: the disadvantage of carrying the human leukocyte antigen-DRB1*0301 allele.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jan 2006
Larizza Daniela, Calcaterra Valeria, Martinetti Miryam, Negrini Riccardo, De Silvestri Annalisa, Cisternino Mariangela, Iannone A M, Solcia Enrico
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CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Pathogenesis of autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD) is multifactorial. Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection has been proposed to be involved in nongastrointestinal conditions and reported more frequently in ATD adult patients. We evaluated the prevalence of Hp antibodies in young ATD patients and investigated the possibility that a susceptible immunogenetic profile could influence the...
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