To classify a disease as autoimmune you need to demonstrate not only
antibodies
but inflammation in the target organ.
At 11:18 AM 4/19/97 -0500, you wrote:
> RE>thyroid cancer then multiple sclerosis 4/19/97
>
>There has not been a reported connection between thyroid carcinoma and
multiple sclerosis. Thyroid cancer is usually not related to autoimmune
thyroid disease.