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Recent advances in understanding autoimmune thyroid disease: the tallest tree in the forest of polyautoimmunity
2017-09-28
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) is often observed together with other autoimmune diseases. The coexistence of two or more autoimmune diseases in the same patient is referred to as polyautoimmunity, and AITD is the autoimmune disease most frequently involved. The occurrence of polyautoimmunity has led to the hypothesis that the affected patients suffer from a generalized dysregulation of their immune system. The...
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- 10.12688/f1000research.11535.1