Article
[Autoimmune thyroiditis--selected etiopathogenic mechanisms].
Vnitrni lekarstvi - 1 Oct 2006
Sterzl I, Hrdá P, Matucha P, Potuzníková B, Procházková J
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune thyroiditis occurs as organ specific autoimmune disease not only as an isolated impairment of thyroid gland, but also linked to many autoimmune endocrinopathies. Genetic predisposition in the area of HLA antigens was followed up by patients with autoimmune thyroiditis diagnosed in this way and it appeared that genetic predisposition in isolated autoimmune thyroiditis is different when compared to the...
Topics
- Adult
- Antibodies, Bacterial
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- HLA Antigens
- Helicobacter pylori
- Humans
- Hypersensitivity
- Male
- Metals
- Middle Aged
- Thyroiditis, Autoimmune
