Co-occurrence of relapsing polychondritis and autoimmune thyroid diseases.
Toshiki NakajimaHajime YoshifujiYoshihisa YamanoKimiko YurugiYasuo MiuraTaira MaekawaTsuneyasu YoshidaHiroshi HandaKoichiro OhmuraTsuneyo MimoriChikashi C TeraoPublished in: Orphanet journal of rare diseases (2022)
Patients with RP appear to be at elevated risk of GD. Nasal involvement and HLA-DPB1*02:02 characterize the subset of RP patients with GD, which may guide attempts to characterize a distinct subtype of RP for precision medicine.