Thyroglobulin autoantibodies of patients with subacute thyroiditis are restricted to a major B cell epitope

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 712-714

  Latrofa, F ^a   Ricci, D ^a   Montanelli, L ^a   Altea, M A ^a   Pucci, A ^a   Pinchera, A ^a   Vitti, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Human recombinant TgAb; Subacute thyroiditis; TgAb; TgAb epitope; TgAb Fab

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869235097     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: 17208386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03345804     Document Type: Article

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