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The genetics of the thyroid stimulating hormone receptor: history and relevance.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Jul 2010
Davies Terry F, Yin Xiaoming, Latif Rauf
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BACKGROUND: The thyroid stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR) is the key regulator of thyrocyte function. The gene for the TSHR on chromosome 14q31 has been implicated as coding for the major autoantigen in the autoimmune hyperthyroidism of Graves' disease (GD) to which T cells and autoantibodies are directed. SUMMARY: The TSHR is a seven-transmembrane domain receptor that undergoes complex posttranslational...
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