The role of T-lymphocyte subsets and interleukin-5 blood levels among Indian subjects with autoimmune thyroid disease

Sripathy Gopalakrishnan, Sourav Sen, Jawahar Singh Adhikari, Pradeep Kumar Chugh, Tarun Sekhri, Sankar Rajan

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OBJECTIVE: Autoimmune Thyroid Disease (AITD) results from an interaction of exogenous and endogenous factors in a genetically predisposed individual. AITD is being increasingly reported among the Indian population. Lymphocyte subsets and levels of interleukin-5 (IL- 5) were studied in the peripheral blood of patients with AITD …