CXCR3 and thyroiditis: MIG and its receptor CXCR3 have been reported as being important in the development of autoimmune thyroiditis (10) and experimental evidence also supports the concept that MIG and IP-10 and their receptor, CXCR3, play an important role in the initial stage of autoimmune disorders involving endocrine glands (14) supporting our finding of association between MIG and thyroiditis and hypophysitis.