in our present report the potential role of hla-dr+ thyroid epithelial cells for the in situ stimulation of the immune system within the thyroid gland of patients with hashimoto thyroiditis is discussed , and it is hypothesized that hla-dr+ thyroid epithelial cells may be an important factor for the progression and self-perpetuation of the disease , which is probably initiated by humoral components of the immune system but further propagated by cellular immunopathologic mechanisms .
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hashimoto thyroiditis
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thyroid