Reactivity against the Flavine Adenosine Nucleotide (FAD) Cofactor of Bacterial Enzymes May Explain Positive Flavoprotein Antibody Tests in Patients without Ophthalamopathy
Hooshang Lahooti, Annamaria De Bellis, Sumihisa Kubota, Kazu Gunji & Jack Wall · Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal · 2016
Background: We have re-visited a possible role of autoantibodies targeting a "64 kDa muscle membrane protein" in the pathogenesis of thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO). This antigen was identified as the flavoprotein (Fp) subunit of mitochondrial succinate dehydrogenase (SDH...
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10.9734/OR/2016/27302