Second, low or negative thyroid antibodies can give a false sense of Hashimoto's being «cured» or going into remission when in fact your immune system continues to malfunction and your thyroid gland is being destroyed under the active autoimmune attack.
«We hope to use these findings to make the immune response to vaccines and infections faster and more productive, and slower and less active for autoimmune conditions where the body attacks itself,» Professor Vinuesa said.