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Unravelling the genetic complexity of autoimmune thyroid disease: HLA, CTLA-4 and beyond.
Clinical and experimental immunology - 1 Apr 2004
Simmonds M J, Gough S C L
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The autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs) including Graves' disease (GD) and autoimmune hypothyroidism (AIH) are the commonest of the autoimmune conditions affecting 2-5% of the western population. Twin studies have clearly demonstrated that AITDs are caused by a combination of both environmental and genetic factors. Association of the HLA class II region with AITD has been documented for over 20 years now, but the...
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