On the pathogenesis of autoimmune thyroid disease: a unifying hypothesis

Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2004 Apr;60(4):397-409. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.2004.01978.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antigen-Presenting Cells / immunology
  • Apoptosis
  • Autoantigens / immunology
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease
  • Humans
  • Immune Tolerance
  • Iodine / adverse effects
  • Lymphocyte Activation
  • Thyroid Gland / drug effects
  • Thyroid Gland / immunology
  • Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / etiology*
  • Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / genetics
  • Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / immunology

Substances

  • Autoantigens
  • Iodine