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Interleukin (IL)-23 receptor is a major susceptibility gene for Graves' ophthalmopathy: the IL-23/T-helper 17 axis extends to thyroid autoimmunity.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Mar 2008
Huber Amanda K, Jacobson Eric M, Jazdzewski Krystian, Concepcion Erlinda S, Tomer Yaron
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CONTEXT: IL-23 and its receptor (IL-23R) guide T cells toward the T-helper 17 phenotype. IL-23R single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been associated with several autoimmune diseases, including Crohn's disease and rheumatoid arthritis. OBJECTIVE: Our objective was to determine whether varia...
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