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Polymorphism of the oestrogen receptor beta gene (ESR2) is associated with susceptibility to Graves' disease.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Mar 2008
Kisiel Bartłomiej, Bednarczuk Tomasz, Kostrzewa Grazyna, Kosińska Joanna, Miśkiewicz Piotr, Płazińska Maria Teresa, Bar-Andziak Ewa, Królicki Leszek, Krajewski Paweł, Płoski Rafał
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether a polymorphism in the ESR2 gene (rs4986938, previously associated with endometriosis, ovulatory dysfunction and premature onset of coronary heart disease) increases the risk of Graves' disease (GD). SUBJECTS AND DESIGN: A cohort of 375 GD patients (300 females and 75 males) and 1001 individuals representative of the background population of Poland (502 males and 499 females) were...
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