Francesca Romana Rotondo

Mrs. Francesca Romana Rotondo


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Academic Career Length

1Year (2026-Present)

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25 January 2026 in Children
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LGLaura Grilli
Laura Grilli
FCFrancesca Cillo
Francesca Cillo
RRRoberta Romano
Roberta Romano
GGGiuliana Giardino
Giuliana Giardino
FRFrancesca Romana Rotondo
Francesca Romana Rotondo
DCDonatella Capalbo
Donatella Capalbo
Autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs), including Hashimoto thyroiditis and Graves’ disease, are the most common autoimmune endocrinopathies, affecting up to 5% of the population. Pathogenetic pathways have not yet been fully elucidated, even though different immune-genetic alterations have been proposed. Specific immune defects presenting with AITDs may serve as an experimentum naturae to study the involvement of a specific pathway in the pathogenesis of the disease. In fact, since immune dysregulation with autoimmunity frequently characterize inborn errors of immunity (IEIs), understanding the mechanisms of immune tolerance breakdown leading to autoimmunity in these conditions may provide useful insight to understand the pathogenesis of AITDs. In this review, we will highlight the main immunological aspects of AITDs and their pathogenesis in IEIs.