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The HLA gene complex in thyroid autoimmunity: from epidemiology to etiology.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Jan 2000
Jacobson Eric M, Huber Amanda, Tomer Yaron
Abstract excerpt
The autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD) comprise a cadre of complex diseases whose underlying pathoetiology stems from a genetic-environmental interaction, between susceptibility genes (e.g. CTLA-4, HLA-DR, thyroglobulin) and environmental triggers (e.g. dietary iodine), that orchestrates the initiation of an autoimmune response to thyroid antigens, leading to the onset of disease. Abundant epidemiological data,...
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