| Literature DB >> 356626 |
N Tonooka, G A Leslie, M A Greer, J C Olson.
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Severe lymphoid thyroiditis and associated hypothyroidism occurred in all of 7 male and 4 female F(7) derivatives (seventh generation) of rats immunized in each generation against Group A streptococci. This evidence of thyroiditis produced by immunization against a nonthyroidal antigen suggests that some cases of Hashimoto's thyroiditis in humans may result from nonspecific immune responses.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 356626 PMCID: PMC2018271
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Am J Pathol ISSN: 0002-9440 Impact factor: 4.307