Low Frequency of Pendrin Autoantibodies Detected Using a Radioligand Binding Assay in Patients With Autoimmune Thyroid Disease

摘要

Context:Pendrin is a transmembrane protein located at the apical end of the thyrocyte in which it mediates the efflux of iodide through the thyroid follicular cell. Recently pendrin was described as a significant antibody target in Japanese patients with Graves' disease (GD) or autoimmune hypothyroidism (AH) using an immunoblotting assay. However, a subsequent study failed to verify this in autoimmune thyroid disease (ATD) patients of Tunisian origin.