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[Polymorphisms of MICA microsatellites in thyroidal autoimmunity].
Medizinische Klinik (Munich, Germany : 1983) - 15 Jan 2007
Ide Maximilian, Dittmar Manuela, Wurm Michael, Kanitz Michael, Kahaly George J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The autoimmune thyropathies Graves' disease (GD) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) have multiple genetic and environmental backgrounds. Allele alterations of immune genes might contribute to the development of autoimmunity. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This study determined a triplet short tandem repeat (STR) polymorphism in the transmembrane region of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I...
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