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Clinical associations of the genetic variants of CTLA-4, Tg, TSHR, PTPN22, PTPN12 and FCRL3 in patients with Graves' disease.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Feb 2010
Gu Li-qun, Zhu Wei, Zhao Shuang-xia, Zhao Lin, Zhang Min-jia, Cui Bin, Song Huai-dong, Ning Guang, Zhao Yong-ju
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OBJECTIVE: Graves' disease (GD) is an organ-specific autoimmune disorder. Both immune-modulating genes and thyroid-specific genes are involved in its genetic pathogenesis. It remains unclear, however, how the interactions of various susceptibility genes contribute to the pathogenesis and clinical severity of the disease. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationships between GD and single...
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