Details of Disease
General Information of Disease (ID: DISIHC6A)
Disease Name | Autoimmune thyroid disease | |||||
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Synonyms |
thyroiditides, autoimmune; lymphocytic thyroiditides; thyroiditides, lymphocytic; lymphomatous thyroiditides; autoimmune thyroiditides; lymphomatous thyroiditis; thyroiditides, lymphomatous; thyroiditis, lymphocytic; thyroiditis, lymphomatous; lymphocytic thyroiditis; autoimmune thyroiditis; autoimmune thyroid gland inflammation
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Definition |
Inflammatory disease of the thyroid gland due to autoimmune responses leading to lymphocytic infiltration of the gland. It is characterized by the presence of circulating thyroid antigen-specific T-cells and thyroid autoantibodies. The clinical signs can range from hypothyroidism to thyrotoxicosis depending on the type of autoimmune thyroiditis.|Disease of the thyroid gland due to autoimmunity in which the patient's immune system attacks and damages their thyroid. It can be either hyper- or hypothyroidism. (http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=24314 - accessed 20th July, 2015)
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Molecular Interaction Atlas (MIA) of This Disease
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This Disease Is Related to 20 DTT Molecule(s)
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This Disease Is Related to 2 DTP Molecule(s)
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This Disease Is Related to 29 DOT Molecule(s)
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