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Autosomal Dominant Inheritance of Autoantibodies to Thyroid Peroxidase and Thyroglobulin—Studies in Families Not Selected for Autoimmune Thyroid Disease*
1 May 1991
Abstract excerpt
Recently the tendency to produce autoantibodies to thyroid peroxidase (TPO Ab) and thyroglobulin (Tg Ab) was shown to be inherited as an autosomal dominant characteristic in women but not in men. Because of potential bias in this study which was carried out in families with autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD), the inheritance of thyroid autoantibodies has been evaluated in 49 families unselected for autoimmune...
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