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The etiology of autoimmune thyroid disease: a story of genes and environment.
Journal of autoimmunity - 1 Jan 2000
Tomer Yaron, Huber Amanda
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs), including Graves' disease (GD) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) are prevalent autoimmune diseases, affecting up to 5% of the general population. Autoimmune thyroid diseases arise due to complex interactions between environmental and genetic factors. Significant progress has been made in our understanding of the genetic and environmental triggers contributing to AITD. However,...
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