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Immunogenetics of autoimmune thyroid diseases: A comprehensive review.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Nov 2015
Lee Hanna J, Li Cheuk Wun, Hammerstad Sara Salehi, Stefan Mihaela, Tomer Yaron
Abstract excerpt
Both environmental and genetic triggers factor into the etiology of autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD), including Graves' disease (GD) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT). Although the exact pathogenesis and causative interaction between environment and genes are unknown, GD and HT share similar immune-mediated mechanisms of disease. They both are characterized by the production of thyroid autoantibodies and by...
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