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Stromal cell-derived factor-1 chemokine gene variant in patients with type 1 diabetes and autoimmune thyroid disease.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Dec 2004
Kawasaki Eiji, Ide Akane, Abiru Norio, Kobayashi Masakazu, Fukushima Tetsuya, Kuwahara Hironaga, Kita Atsushi, Uotani Shigeo, Yamasaki Hironori, Eguchi Katsumi
Abstract excerpt
Type 1 diabetes is a heterogenous autoimmune disease and is frequently associated with other organ-specific autoimmune diseases, including autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD). Type 1 diabetic patients with AITD are known to have clinical and immunological features distinct from patients without AITD. This study investigated whether stromal cell-derived factor (SDF)-1 gene polymorphism is associated with...
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