TSH Receptor Sequences Recognized by CD4+T Cells in Graves’ Disease Patients and Healthy Controls

Journal of Autoimmunity

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 685-698

  Kellermann, Sirid Aimée ^a   McCormick, Daniel J ^b   Freeman, Susan L ^c,d   Morris, John C ^b   Conti Fine, Bianca M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c REGIONS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 0028865707     PISSN: 08968411     EISSN: 10959157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jaut.1995.0051     Document Type: Article

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