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A Possible Role of Bacterial Antigens in the Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Thyroid Disease

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Thyroid Autoimmunity

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This discussion concerns the possible relationship between bacterial antigens and the pathogenesis of autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD), with emphasis on the human pathogen Yersinia enterocolitica (Y.e.) and on Graves 1 disease. It is divided into three parts: a description of the fascinating background information that prompted us to investigate this topic; a brief description of our findings to date; and a consideration of their possible significance with respect to the pathogenesis of AITD.

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  1. Charles A. Dana Research Institute and the Harvard- Thorndike Laboratory at Beth Israel Hospital, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02215, USA

    Sidney H. Ingbar, Mordechai Weiss, Gary W. Cushing & Dennis L. Kasper

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  1. University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

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  2. Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

    S. H. Ingbar

  3. University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA

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Ingbar, S.H., Weiss, M., Cushing, G.W., Kasper, D.L. (1987). A Possible Role of Bacterial Antigens in the Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Thyroid Disease. In: Pinchera, A., Ingbar, S.H., McKenzie, J.M., Fenzi, G.F. (eds) Thyroid Autoimmunity. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0945-1_4

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