Autoimmune thyroid disease and other non-endocrine autoimmune diseases
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[Autoimmune thyroid disease and other non-endocrine autoimmune diseases].
INTRODUCTION Autoimmune diseases are chronic conditions initiated by the loss of immunological tolerance to self-antigens. They constitute heterogeneous group of disorders, in which multiple alterations in the immune system result in a spectrum of syndromes that either target specific organs or affect the body systematically. Recent epidemiological studies have shown a possible shift of one aut...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medicinski pregled
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0025-8105,1820-7383
DOI: 10.2298/mpns1104183t