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No association between transmembrane protein-tyrosine-phosphatase receptor type C (CD45) exon A 77C>G transversion and Hashimoto's thyroiditis in a German population.
Human immunology - 1 Feb 2010
Thude H, Weissenborn S, Vilser C, Müller U A, Kloos C, Wolf G, Beck J, Barz D
Abstract excerpt
The CD45 77C>G transversion (rs17612648) in exon A of the CD45 gene has been reported to be associated with the development of various autoimmune diseases. Because Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is a typical autoimmune disease, we performed a study to determine the association of the 77C>G transversion with susceptibility to HT. We enrolled 170 patients and 230 healthy individuals in the study. The 77C>G...
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