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Cutting edge: the etiology of autoimmune thyroid diseases.
Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology - 1 Oct 2011
Eschler Deirdre Cocks, Hasham Alia, Tomer Yaron
Abstract excerpt
Significant progress has been made in our understanding of the mechanisms leading to autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD). For the first time, we are beginning to unravel these mechanisms at the molecular level. AITD, including Graves' disease (GD) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), are common autoimmune diseases affecting the thyroid. They have a complex etiology that involves genetic and environmental influences....
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