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[Thyroid pathology and multiple autoimmune syndrome: clinical and immunogenetic aspect, apropos of 11 cases]
K Bouchou1, M André, P Cathebras
1Service de médecine interne, CHU de Saint-Etienne, hôpital Nord.
Abstract:
The authors report 11 cases of multiple autoimmune syndromes. Autoimmune thyroid disorders and Sjogren's syndrome seem to be non-randomly associated and might share a genetic predisposition linked to HLA phenotype B8 DR3 and B12 DR4.