Immunological Disorders and Immunotherapy
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St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

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• Perspective   
  Manifestation of Hashimoto's Disease
  Author(s): Jacqueline Mooij*
  
  Hashimoto's disease is a condition in which your immune system assaults your thyroid gland, which is located below your Adam's apple at the base of your neck. The thyroid gland is a part of the endocrine system, which produces hormones that help your body function properly. Hashimoto's illness, commonly known as chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis, causes the thyroid gland to become underactive (hypothyroidism). The most prevalent cause of hypothyroidism is Hashimoto's disease. It primarily affects women in their 40s and 50s, but it can also affect men and women of any age, as well as children... View More»
  

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