Article
The genetic basis of thyroid autoimmunity.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Oct 2007
Jacobson Eric M, Tomer Yaron
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs), including Graves' disease (GD) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), are prevalent autoimmune diseases, affecting up to 5% of the general population. AITDs arise due to interplay between environmental and genetic factors. In the past decade, significant progress has been made in our understanding of the genetic contribution to the etiology of AITDs. Excitingly, several AITD...
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