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Inflammation and Increased Myxovirus Resistance Protein A Expression in Thyroid Tissue in the Early Stages of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis



Authors: Hammerstad SS, Jahnsen FL, Tauriainen S, Hyoty H, Paulsen T, Norheim I, Dahl-Jorgensen K

Publisher: MARY ANN LIEBERT INC

Publication year: 2013

Journal: Thyroid

Journal name in source: THYROID

Journal acronym: THYROID

Number in series: 3

Volume: 23

Issue: 3

First page : 334

Last page: 341

Number of pages: 8

ISSN: 1050-7256

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1089/thy.2012.0264(external)


Abstract
Conclusion: The inflammatory reaction in the thyroid gland is a very early event in the pathogenesis of HT. The increased expression of MxA in the inflamed tissue suggests that type I IFN plays a role in disease development. Whether this is virus-dependent needs to be explored in further studies.



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