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Pretibial myxedema is associated with polymorphism in exon 1 of CTLA-4 gene in patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy.
Archives of dermatological research - 1 Oct 2009
Khalilzadeh Omid, Mojazi Amiri Hoda, Tahvildari Maryam, Anvari Mehdi, Esteghamati Alireza, Mobarra Zahra, Tehranchinia Zohreh, Rashidi Armin, Amirzargar Aliakbar
Abstract excerpt
Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4) is a well-known molecule that regulates T cell activity, with polymorphisms at different regions of this gene having been associated with autoimmune conditions. Pretibial myxedema (PTM), also called Graves' dermopathy, is an autoimmune extrathyroidal manifestation of Graves' disease. We opted to investigate the relationship between three single nucleotide...
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