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Lack of association of common allelic variants in the thyroglobulin gene with Hashimoto's thyroiditis in young subjects with type 1 diabetes.
Hormone research in paediatrics - 1 Jan 2010
Kotnik Primoz, Debeljak Marusa, Avbelj Magdalena, Hovnik Tinka, Ursic Bratina Natasa, Krzisnik Ciril, Battelino Tadej
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIM: Four SNPs (E10SNP24, E10SNP158, E12SNP, E33SNP) in the Tg gene are suspected to be involved in the development of autoimmune thyroid diseases. The aim of the study was to determine whether these variants play a role in the development of Hashimoto's thyroiditis in young subjects with type 1 diabetes, in whom autoimmune thyroid diseases are significantly more common than in the general population....
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