Increased loss of the Y chromosome in peripheral blood cells in male patients with autoimmune thyroiditis

Journal of Autoimmunity

Volumn 38, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages

  Persani, Luca ^a,b   Bonomi, Marco ^a   Lleo, Ana ^b,c   Pasini, Simone ^b,c   Civardi, Fabiola ^c   Bianchi, Ilaria ^c   Campi, Irene ^d   Finelli, Palma ^a,b   Miozzo, Monica ^b,d   Castronovo, Chiara ^a   Sirchia, Silvia ^b,d   Gershwin, M Eric ^e   Invernizzi, Pietro ^c,e  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^d FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Gender medicine; Sex chromosomes

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; BLOOD CELL; CHROMOSOME LOSS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; GRAVES DISEASE; HAPLOINSUFFICIENCY; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; Y CHROMOSOME;

AGE FACTORS; BLOOD CELLS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, Y; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE;

EID: 84858753281     PISSN: 08968411     EISSN: 10959157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaut.2011.11.011     Document Type: Article

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