Proceedings of the International Hashimoto Symposium, International Satellite Meeting, and Memorial Lecture of the International Hashimoto Symposium, all held in Japan in December 1992. The volume describes the latest concepts of immunogenetics, clinical aspects, and cellular and humoral autoimmunity of Hashimoto disease. It presents up-to-date knowledge, focusing on the definition, criteria, classification, diagnosis, and etiology of the disease. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.