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Prevalence and significance of NALP5 autoantibodies in patients with idiopathic hypoparathyroidism.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Apr 2012
Tomar Neeraj, Kaushal Esha, Das Madhuchhanda, Gupta Nandita, Betterle Corrado, Goswami Ravinder
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CONTEXT: Role of parathyroid autoimmunity in idiopathic hypoparathyroidism (IH) is not clear. Recently, parathyroid-specific NACHT leucine-rich-repeat protein 5 (NALP5) autoantibodies (Ab) have been reported in autoimmune polyendocrinopathy-candidiasis-ectodermal dystrophy syndrome. OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to assess prevalence and significance of NALP5 Ab in patients with IH. DESIGN AND SETTING: This was a...
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