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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autrev.2018.03.008 | DOI Listing |
J Clin Med
June 2022
Endocrine Unit, Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padua, 35128 Padua, Italy.
Autoimmune diseases are a heterogeneous group of disorders of the immune system. They can cluster in the same individual, revealing various preferential associations for polyendocrine autoimmune syndromes. Clinical observation, together with advances in genetics and the understanding of pathophysiological processes, has further highlighted that autoimmunity can be associated with immunodeficiency; autoimmunity may even be the first primary immunodeficiency manifestation.
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August 2018
Aesku.KIPP Institute, Wendelsheim, Germany.
Front Immunol
March 2019
Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (NICO), Orbassano, Turin, Italy.
Autoimmune diseases are a diverse group of chronic disorders and affect a multitude of organs and systems. However, the existence of common pathophysiological mechanisms is hypothesized and reports of shared risk are emerging as well. In this regard, patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) have been shown to have an increased susceptibility to develop chronic autoimmune thyroid diseases, in particular Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), suggesting an autoimmune predisposition.
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