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Possible interaction between HLA-DRbeta1 and thyroglobulin variants in Graves' disease.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Apr 2006
Hodge Susan E, Ban Yoshiyuki, Strug Lisa J, Greenberg David A, Davies Terry F, Concepcion Erlinda S, Villanueva Ronald, Tomer Yaron
Abstract excerpt
Graves' disease (GD) is influenced by two major susceptibility loci, HLA-DR3 and thyroglobulin (Tg). Recently we have shown that specific HLA-DR and Tg gene sequences predispose to Graves' disease. Individuals carrying at least one arginine at position 74 of the DRbeta1 chain (denoted the R- genotype) have a significantly increased risk of GD, as do individuals homozygous for the single nucleotide protein (SNP)...
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