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Immunoproteasome overexpression underlies the pathogenesis of thyroid oncocytes and primary hypothyroidism: studies in humans and mice.
PloS one - 17 Nov 2009
Kimura Hiroaki J, Chen Cindy Y, Tzou Shey-Cherng, Rocchi Roberto, Landek-Salgado Melissa A, Suzuki Koichi, Kimura Miho, Rose Noel R, Caturegli Patrizio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Oncocytes of the thyroid gland (Hürthle cells) are found in tumors and autoimmune diseases. They have a unique appearance characterized by abundant granular eosinophilic cytoplasm and hyperchromatic nucleus. Their pathogenesis has remained, thus far, unknown. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FIN...
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