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Susceptibility genes in Graves' ophthalmopathy: searching for a needle in a haystack?
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Jul 2007
Bednarczuk Tomasz, Gopinath Bamini, Ploski Rafal, Wall Jack R
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The variety of clinical presentations of eye changes in patients with Graves' disease suggests that complex interactions between genetic, environmental, endogenous and local factors influence the development/severity of Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO). At present, the role of genetic factors in the development of GO remains unknown. Based on small case-control association studies with candidate genes, several...
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