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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-12-20
pubmed:abstractText
Recent progress in the studies of epitope analysis of the TSH-R against TSH-R Ab was reviewed extensively. Using both site-directed mutagenesis and synthetic TSH-R peptide, binding and/or action sites of TSH-R Ab have been known to be multiple and discontinuous, but the significance of two unique and TSH-R specific regions has been implicated. Further, the possible existence of heterogeneity among stimulatory TSH-R Ab has also been indicated. As for immunogenetic factors related to autoimmune thyroid diseases, studies on HLA analysis, TSH-R specific T lymphocyte analysis and VH analysis of TSH-R Ab were discussed. Of note was the negative association of HLA-DP w2 antigen in Japanese patients with Graves' disease and hypothyroidism due to blocking TSH-R Ab, and we proposed a new concept of autoimmune TSH receptor disease within autoimmune thyroid disease and emphasized possible critical roles of HLA-DP. Recent evidence of restricted usage of the Ig VH gene in cloned B lymphocytes from Graves' patients producing TSH-R Ab has also been presented.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0918-8959
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2005-11-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Recent progress in TSH receptor studies with a new concept of "autoimmune TSH receptor disease".
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Laboratory Medicine, Kyoto University School of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review