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The common variants of E-selectin gene in Graves' disease.
Genes and immunity - 1 Mar 2008
Chen H, Cui B, Wang S, Zhao Z, Sun H, Gu X, Zhao Y, Li X, Ning G
Abstract excerpt
Adhesion molecules are involved in cell invasion in autoimmune thyroid disease. It was also reported that patients with untreated Graves' disease (GD) had high serum level of soluble form of E-selectin (sE-selectin), the concentration of which correlated with the activity of the disease. The aim of the present study was to elucidate whether the common variants in E-selectin gene (SELE) were associated with the...
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