Inappropriate major histocompatibility complex class II expression by thyroid follicular cells in thyroid autoimmune disease and by pancreatic beta cells in type I diabetes.
"Inappropriate" expression of class II major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules by target cells has been found in all organ-specific autoimmune diseases so far examined for the presence of this phenomenon. These glycoproteins may have a functional role as class II+ thyrocytes are a...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1986
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