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HLA-DRB1*08, DRB1*03/DRB3*0101, and DRB3*0202 are susceptibility genes for Graves' disease in North American Caucasians, whereas DRB1*07 is protective.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Sept 1999
Chen Q Y, Huang W, She J X, Baxter F, Volpe R, Maclaren N K
Abstract excerpt
Graves' disease is known to be HLA-D associated; however, the primary loci involved remain unclear. We examined HLA genotypes of DRB1 and DQB1 plus DRB3 subtypes using PCR-based sequence-specific priming in two groups of North American (Gainesville, FL; and Toronto, Canada) Caucasian patients with Graves' disease. We stratified patients into those with either early age at onset (<20 yr; 13.1 +/- 4.8 yr; n = 30)...
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