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Association studies of interleukin-8 gene in Graves' disease and Graves' ophthalmopathy.
Endocrine - 1 Dec 2009
Gu Li-qun, Jia Hui-ying, Zhao Yong-ju, Liu Nan, Wang Shu, Cui Bin, Ning Guang
Abstract excerpt
Graves' disease (GD) is an autoimmune disorder, and the most common extrathyroidal manifestation is Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO), which is believed to be caused by a complex interaction between genetic and environmental factors. Many studies have reported that interleukin-8 (IL-8), a potent pro-inflammatory cytokine, is associated with many autoimmune diseases and could increase the degree of lymphocyte...
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