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The Pathogenesis of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: Further Developments in our Understanding.
Hormone and metabolic research = Hormon- und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones et metabolisme - 1 Sept 2015
Ajjan R A, Weetman A P
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Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is part of a spectrum of thyroid autoimmune conditions and this review provides an update on the latest developments in the field. HT has a genetic predisposition with a number of immune-related and thyroid-specific genes conferring disease susceptibility. However, disentangling genes with protective and predisposing effect is a complex process that requires further work. The recent...
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