Article
Influences of age, gender, smoking, and family history on autoimmune thyroid disease phenotype.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Dec 2006
Manji N, Carr-Smith J D, Boelaert K, Allahabadia A, Armitage M, Chatterjee V K, Lazarus J H, Pearce S H S, Vaidya B, Gough S C, Franklyn J A
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CONTEXT: Both genetic and environmental factors contribute to susceptibility to Graves' disease (GD) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), as well as disease manifestations. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to define how endogenous/environmental factors contribute to variation in phenotype. DESIGN/SETTING: This was a multicenter cohort study. PATIENTS/OUTCOME MEASURES: We prospectively collected...
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