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Horm Metab Res 1996; 28(7): 351-352
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-979813
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-979813
Proceedings
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York
Autoimmune Endocrine Disease
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Publication History
Publication Date:
23 April 2007 (online)
Abstract
Endcrine cells may become targets for autoimmune processes resulting in cellular dysfunction and diseases which cause considerable morbidity. The tyhroid follicular cells, the parietal cells of the gastric mucosa, the insulin-producing islet cells and the adrenal cortical cells are most often affected. This rank order may indicate a relationship between antigen mass and prevalence of disease in a given organ (15).
Key words
Autoimmunity - Endocrinology - Autoantigens - Autoantibodies