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Association of CTLA-4 gene polymorphism with Graves' disease and ophthalmopathy in Iranian patients.
European journal of internal medicine - 1 Jul 2009
Esteghamati Alireza, Khalilzadeh Omid, Mobarra Zahra, Anvari Mehdi, Tahvildari Maryam, Amiri Hoda Mojazi, Rashidi Armin, Solgi Ghasem, Parivar Kazem, Nikbin Behrouz, Amirzargar Aliakbar
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The cytotoxic T lymphocyte associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4) gene, is one of the candidate genes for susceptibility to Graves' disease. This study aimed to investigate the association of Graves' disease and Graves' ophthalmopathy with polymorphisms at position +49 in exon 1 and positions -318 and -1147 in the promoter region of CTLA-4 gene in Iranian patients. METHODS: A total of 205 unrelated Iranian...
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