Autoimmune thyroid diseases and enteropathogenic Yersinia enterocolitica.
1990
B E Wenzel, and
T F Franke, and
A E Heufelder, and
J Heesemann
Dept. Internal Medicine, Med. University Lübeck, FRG.
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D006360
Heat-Shock Proteins
Proteins which are synthesized in eukaryotic organisms and bacteria in response to hyperthermia and other environmental stresses. They increase thermal tolerance and perform functions essential to cell survival under these conditions.
Inflammatory disease of the THYROID GLAND due to autoimmune responses leading to lymphocytic infiltration of the gland. It is characterized by the presence of circulating thyroid antigen-specific T-CELLS and thyroid AUTOANTIBODIES. The clinical signs can range from HYPOTHYROIDISM to THYROTOXICOSIS depending on the type of autoimmune thyroiditis.