Immunological Profile and Predisposition to Autoimmunity in Girls With Turner Syndrome

Immunological Profile and Predisposition to Autoimmunity in Girls With Turner Syndrome

ObjectiveThe risk of autoimmune diseases (AD) in patients with Turner Syndrome (TS) is twice higher than in the general female population and four times higher than in the male population. The causes of the increased incidence of AD in TS are still under discussion. We hypothesized the presence of a...

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Main Authors: Aneta Monika Gawlik, Elzbieta Berdej-Szczot, Dorota Blat, Renata Klekotka, Tomasz Gawlik, Ewa Blaszczyk, Magdalena Hankus, Ewa Malecka-Tendera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
Turner syndrome
autoimmunity
lymphocytes subpopulation
T regulatory cells
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2018.00307/full

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