Characteristics of autoimmune thyroid disease occurring as a late complication of immune reconstitution in patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease.

F, Chen; SL, Day; RA, Metcalfe; G, Sethi; MS, Kapembwa; MG, Brook; D, Churchill; Ruiter A, de; S, Robinson; CJ, Lacey; AP, Weetman

doi:10.1097/01.md.0000159082.45703.90

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Characteristics of autoimmune thyroid disease occurring as a late complication of immune reconstitution in patients with advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease.

Published in Medicine • Mar 1, 2005

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Chen F

Day SL

Metcalfe RA

Abstract

Experimental evidence from animal models has provided a framework for our current understanding of autoimmune disease pathogenesis and supports the importance of genetic predisposition, molecular mimicry, and immune dysregulation. However, only recently has evidence emerged to support the role of im...

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