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Autoimmune hypothyroidism

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Endocrine Autoimmunity and Associated Conditions

Part of the book series: Immunology and Medicine Series ((IMME,volume 27))

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Abstract

Autoimmune hypothyroidism is the prototype for autoimmune diseases, and is one of the most common, with a prevalence of around 1% in Caucasian women and 0.5% in men. The chronicity of the disease, the characterization of autoantigens (Chapter 2) and the availability of several animal models (see Chapter 1) have all helped in its study. This chapter provides an overview of the main features of autoimmune hypothyroidism and summarizes recent research on its pathogenesis.

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