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In previous reports we demonstrated imbalances of T cell subsets in patients with autoimmune thyroid disease. In the present investigation, we studied several T cell markers with different functional meaning (Fc γ-receptors, HLA-la antigens, MLR4 and 5/9 antigens) in first degree relatives of G raves’ disease patients. Our data suggest that imbalances of circulating T cell subpopulations are apparent only when abnormal hormone levels and/or thyroid autoantibodies are present.
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Biassoni, P., Ciprandi, G., Ferrini, S. et al. Incidence of T cell subset imbalance in relatives of Graves’ disease patients. J Endocrinol Invest 7, 141–146 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03348405
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