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Association of CD40 and thyroglobulin genes with later-onset Graves' disease in Taiwanese patients.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Nov 2008
Hsiao Jeng-Yueh, Hsieh Ming-Chia, Hsiao Cheng-Ting, Weng Hsu-Huei, Ke Der-Shin
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Graves' disease (GD) is known to be associated with thyroglobulin (TG) and CD40 genes. Therefore, we decided to investigate the relationship of age at onset of GD with CD40 and TG gene susceptibilities in a Taiwanese population. DESIGN AND METHOD: We analyzed the association of TG and CD40 polymorphisms with age at onset of GD in Taiwanese patients. We stratified patients into those with early onset...
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