Cellular damage occurs when sensitized T-lymphocytes and/or autoantibodies bind to thyroid cell membranes causing cell lysis and inflammatory reactions. Alterations in thyroid gland function ...

Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) is a 110 kD membrane bound hemo-glycoprotein with a large extracellular domain, and a short transmembrane and intracellular domain. TPO is involved in thyroid hormone ...

Increased levels of Tribbles homolog 2 (TRIB2) autoantibodies, which specifically target hypocretin neurons, have been observed in patients with narcolepsy, and high levels of these antibodies ...

A generic cancer drug is reportedly responsible for children with autism showing "drastic improvement," the New York Post ...

Acquired haemophilia A (AHA) is caused by autoantibodies that neutralise Factor VIII (FVIII) and can cause severe bleeding. The COVID-19 vaccine may trigger the development of acquired autoantibodies ...

Now, new research from Emory University is providing a more precise prediction of COVID-19 severity that can be found by ...

A recent study published in Diabetologia has identified insulinoma-associated protein 2 autoantibody (IA-2A) positivity as a ...

Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are associated with autoantibodies against nuclear and cytoplasmic antigens. Myositis-specific autoantibodies (MSAs) are specific to patients with IIMs.

Type 1, not type 2 diabetes, is autoimmune. There are other rarer autoimmune types. Learn about type 2 diabetes, immunity, ...

Primary care clinicians are often the most accessible to patients and play a crucial role in the early detection and ...

The presence of anti-CD4 autoantibodies in treatment-naive patients with advanced HIV was associated with a decreased rate of CD4 reconstitution following ART initiation.