title: On the pathogenesis of autoimmune thyroid disease: a unifying hypothesis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Stelios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fountoulakis
authors.forename: Agathocles
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsatsoulis
mesh_terms: D000938:Antigen-Presenting Cells / Q000276:immunology; D017209:Apoptosis; D001324:Autoantigens / Q000276:immunology; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D007455:Iodine / Q000009:adverse effects; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D013967:Thyroiditis, Autoimmune / Q000209:etiology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D001324:Autoantigens; D007455:Iodine