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Herpesvirus type 7 infection may play an important role in individuals with a genetic profile of susceptibility to Graves' disease.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Feb 2010
Leite Janaina Luisa, Bufalo Natassia Elena, Santos Roberto Bernardo, Romaldini João Hamilton, Ward Laura Sterian
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: An inherited profile of genes related to the response to aggressive environmental factors such as viruses and chemicals may be related to an increased susceptibility to Graves' disease (GD). DESIGN AND METHODS: This prospective case-control study was designed to examine the relationship between human herpesviruses (HHV) infection, determined by circulating DNA; tumour protein p53 (TP53) apoptotic...
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