Study of the association of autoimmune markers of Thyroid Disease in Lupus patients with MHC class II system and the C1858T polymorphism (rs2476601) of PTPN22 genetic system.

• Main Authors: B L Bayona Pacheco (Author), E E Egea (Author), A Iglesias (Author), G Aroca (Author), G Garavito (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Asociación Colombiana de Nefrología e Hipertensión Arterial, 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, multisystem autoimmune disease of unknown etiology and autoimmune in nature, characterized by the presence of autoantibodies. In Autoimmune Thyroid Disease (AITD) there are two major diseases, Graves' disease and Hashimoto's th...