Open AccessIncreased Frequency of Follicular Helper T Cells in Patients with Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
Author(s) -
Chenlu Zhu,
Jie Ma,
Yingzhao Liu,
Tong Jia,
Jie Tian,
Jianguo Chen,
Xinyi Tang,
Huaxi Xu,
Liwei Lu,
Shengjun Wang
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism/journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2011-2003
Subject(s) - cxcr5 , medicine , follicular phase , thyroiditis , thyroid , immunology , graves' disease , endocrinology , thyroid peroxidase , autoantibody , flow cytometry , antibody , thyroglobulin , b cell , germinal center
Follicular helper T (Tfh) cells exert an important role in the autoimmune diseases.