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Intercellular adhesion molecule 1 gene polymorphisms do not contribute to Graves' disease in Chinese patients.
Endocrine - 1 Apr 2007
Wang Shu, Sun Hua, Chen Hao-Yan, Zhao Ze-Fei, Yang Yang, Zhao Yong-Ju, Cui Bin, Ning Guang
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OBJECTIVE: In order to study the association of G241R polymorphism of ICAM-1 gene with an earlier onset of Graves' disease (GD) and the susceptibility of K469E polymorphism to Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) in Chinese population. STUDY DESIGN: A case-control and replication study was performed in 212 GD patients and 204 healthy subjects to analyze the genotypes. Furthermore the distribution of ICAM-1 genotypes was...
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