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[Association study on candidate loci of susceptible genes of autoimmune thyroid diseases in a Japanese population].
Rinsho byori. The Japanese journal of clinical pathology - 1 Nov 2001
Hiratani H, Akamizu T
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune thyroid diseases(AITD), which include Graves' disease(GD), Hashimoto's thyroiditis(HT), primary hypothyroidism with blocking-type anti-thyrotropin receptor antibody and idiopathic myxedema, are believed to be a multifactorial disease with a significant genetic and environmental component. Several genetic factors associated with AITD susceptibility have been tentatively identified, including the HLA...
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