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Association of a CTLA-4 3' untranslated region (CT60) single nucleotide polymorphism with autoimmune thyroid disease in the Japanese population.
Autoimmunity - 1 Mar 2005
Ban Yoshiyuki, Tozaki Teruaki, Taniyama Matsuo, Tomita Motowo, Ban Yoshio
Abstract excerpt
The etiology of the autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs), Graves' disease (GD) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis is largely unknown. However, genetic susceptibility is believed to play a major role. The cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) gene, encoding a negative regulator of the T-lymphocyte immune response, had been reported to be associated and/or linked to AITD. Recently, AITD susceptibility in the Caucasians...
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