Article
Strong Correlation between HLA and Clinical Course of Subacute Thyroiditis-A Report of the Three Siblings.
Genes - 29 Oct 2020
Stasiak Magdalena, Lewiński Andrzej
Abstract excerpt
Subacute thyroiditis (SAT) is a thyroid inflammatory disease with susceptibility associated with the presence of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-B*35, -B*18:01, -DRB1*01 and -C*04:01. Previous viral infection is considered as a triggering factor in genetically predisposed individuals. The influence of HLA on the SAT course was previously suggested. We aim to present the three siblings-female twins and their...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Autoantibodies
- Diseases in Twins
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Graves Disease
- HLA Antigens
- HLA-B7 Antigen
- HLA-DRB1 Chains
- Histocompatibility Testing
- Humans
- Male
- Receptors, Thyrotropin
- Thyroiditis, Subacute
