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Tolerance to autoimmune thyroiditis: (CD4+)CD25+ regulatory T cells influence susceptibility but do not supersede MHC class II restriction.
Frontiers in bioscience : a journal and virtual library - 1 May 2006
Morris Gerald P, Kong Yi-chi M
Abstract excerpt
Murine experimental autoimmune thyroiditis (EAT), a model of Hashimoto's thyroiditis, has served for more than three decades as a prototypical model of T cell-mediated autoimmunity. Early investigations demonstrated a clear correlation between genetic factors, particularly the H2A locus of the MHC class II region, and susceptibility to autoimmune thyroiditis. Early studies also demonstrated that susceptibility to...
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