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[Anti-thyrotropin (TSH) receptor antibody binding epitopes of TSH receptor: site-directed mutagenesis approach].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Apr 1994
Akamizu T, Kosugi S, Kohn L D, Mori T
Abstract excerpt
Anti-TSH receptor antibodies are thought to be involved in the expression of autoimmune thyroid diseases, especially Graves' disease and idiopathic myxedema. Cloning of TSH receptor gene allowed us to study aspects of its structure and function at the molecular level, including autoantibody-binding sites. The long extracellular domain of TSH receptor was presumed to contain antibody-binding site. Site-directed...
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