Article
Cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated molecule-4 polymorphism in Turkish patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Apr 2009
Sahin M, Gursoy A, Erdogan M F
Abstract excerpt
We previously shown that in a Turkish population, the A/G polymorphism in exon 1 of the cytotoxic T cell lymphocyte-associated molecule-4 (CTLA-4) gene is associated with Graves' disease, and that the G allele may contribute to susceptibility for developing Graves' disease. This polymorphism was identified in 197 patients with Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) (126 women, 71 men; aged, 42.92 +/- 13.4 years) and 98...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Antigens, CD
- CTLA-4 Antigen
- Female
- Gene Frequency
- Genotype
- Graves Disease
- Hashimoto Disease
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
