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Familial clustering of juvenile thyroid autoimmunity: higher risk is conferred by human leukocyte antigen DR3-DQ2 and thyroid peroxidase antibody status in fathers.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Aug 2002
Segni Maria, Pani Michael A, Pasquino Anna Maria, Badenhoop Klaus
Abstract excerpt
Thyroid autoimmunity is one of the most common immune disorders in females, and its polygenic background remains to be elucidated. The human leukocyte antigen (HLA) DQ region of chromosome 6 has been shown to confer susceptibility to thyroid autoimmune disease. The aim of our present investigation was to determine whether the transmission of high risk HLA DQ to patients with thyroid autoimmunity differs when...
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