Bioinformatics support the possible triggering of autoimmune thyroid diseases by Yersinia enterocolitica outer membrane proteins homologous to the human thyrotropin receptor

Thyroid. 2011 Nov;21(11):1283-4. doi: 10.1089/thy.2010.0364. Epub 2011 Aug 30.

Authors

Fabrizio Guarneri, Dario Carlotta, Giovanna Saraceno, Francesco Trimarchi, Salvatore Benvenga

PMID: 21877932
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2010.0364

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Amino Acid Sequence
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / immunology*
Borrelia burgdorferi / immunology
Computational Biology*
Humans
Receptors, Thyrotropin / immunology*
Sequence Homology
Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / immunology*
Yersinia enterocolitica / immunology*

Substances

Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
Receptors, Thyrotropin