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Polymorphisms of interleukin 4 receptor gene and interleukin 10 gene are not associated with Graves' disease in the UK.
Autoimmunity - 1 May 2004
Tait Karen F, Nithiyananthan Ratnasingam, Heward Joanne M, Barnett Anthony H, Franklyn Jayne A, Gough Stephen C L
Abstract excerpt
Graves' disease (GD) is an autoimmune disorder of the thyroid gland and both environmental and genetic factors contribute to disease aetiology. Cytokines, such as interleukin 4 (IL-4) and interleukin 10 (IL-10), are involved in the immune response and may be implicated in the autoimmune disease process. Associations have been reported between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of IL-10 and the Ile50Val...
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