type V hypersensitivity reaction
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These reactions occur when IgG class antibodies directed towards cell surface antigens have a stimulating effect on their target.
It is thought that such a reaction may occur in the pathogenesis of neonatal hyperthyroidism, where maternal stimulating anti-thyroid IgG antibodies are able to cross the placenta.
Last reviewed 06/2021
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