Autoimmune endocrine disease.
Endocrine cells may become targets for autoimmune processes resulting in cellular dysfunction and diseases which cause considerable morbidity. The thyroid follicular cells, the parietal cells of the gastric mucosa, the insulin-producing islet cells and the adrenal cortical cells are most often affected. This rank order may indicate a relationship between antigen mass and prevalence of disease in a given organ (15).
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Department of Medicine, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden.
D001323:Autoantibodies / Q000276:immunology; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D004700:Endocrine System Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000276:immunology; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000276:immunology
D001323:Autoantibodies