Epitope recognition patterns of thyroid peroxidase autoantibodies in healthy individuals and patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 664-668

  Nielsen, Claus H ^a   Brix, Thomas H ^b   Gardas, Andrzej ^c   Banga, J Paul ^d   Hegedüs, Laszlo ^b  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c MEDICAL CENTER FOR POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION   (Poland)

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGEN-ANTIBODY REACTIONS; AUTOANTIBODIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EPITOPE MAPPING; FEMALE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HEALTH; HUMANS; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51649103494     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2008.03245.x     Document Type: Article

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