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Aggregation of thyroid autoantibodies in first‐degree relatives of patients with autoimmune thyroid disease is mainly due to genes: a twin study
19 Jan 2004
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BACKGROUND: Family studies have repeatedly shown aggregation of thyroid autoantibodies to thyroid peroxidase (TPOab) and thyroglobulin (Tgab) in first-degree relatives of patients with autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD). This phenomenon has generally been interpreted as evidence of a genetic component in the development of thyroid autoantibodies. However, family studies cannot determine whether the observed...
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