Tumour necrosis factor synergises with gamma interferon on the induction of mRNA for DR alpha chain on thyrocytes from Graves' disease and non toxic goitre.
In both thyroid autoimmune diseases Graves' and Hashimoto's thyroiditis, the epithelial thyroid follicular cells (TFC) have been shown to express HLA class II molecules, and can restimulate autoreactive T cells cloned from the diseased tissue. This aberrant class II expression is important...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Langue: | English |
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Informa Healthcare
1989
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