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Autoimmune Thyroiditis in a Case of 18p‐ Syndrome
Author(s) -
GLUCKMAN P. D.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1977.tb01137.x
Subject(s) - medicine , autoimmune thyroiditis , thyroiditis , autoimmune disease , immunology , dermatology , disease , pathology , antibody
A case of a 16‐year‐old female with autoimmune thyroiditis and a deletion of the short arm of a chromosome 18 (46, xx, 18p‐) is described. Evidence for other autoimmune phenomena was also present. The association between this chromosomal aberration and autoimmune disease is reviewed.