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Role of the CD40 locus in Graves' disease.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Jul 2004
Houston Fiona A, Wilson Valerie, Jennings Claire E, Owen Catherine J, Donaldson Peter, Perros Petros, Pearce Simon H S
Abstract excerpt
The genetic basis for Graves' disease remains largely unknown, but significant linkage to microsatellite markers on 20q11 suggests that this region harbors a susceptibility gene. One obvious candidate gene at this 20q11 locus is CD40, which encodes a B-cell-surface receptor that is involved in T-cell to B-cell signaling and is implicated in control of T-cell autoreactivity. In addition, an allele of a single...
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