thyroid antibodies

thyroid antibodies
autoantibodies against the thyroid gland, which cause Hashimoto's disease. They are of two types: microsomal, against thyroid cytoplasm; and anti-thyroglobulin, against thyroid colloid (see thyroid gland).

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