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Analysis of thyroglobulin gene polymorphisms in patients with autoimmune thyroiditis.
Endocrine - 1 Jun 2010
Caputo Mariela, Rivolta Carina M, Mories Teresa, Corrales Juan J, Galindo Purificación, González-Sarmiento Rogelio, Targovnik Héctor M, Miralles-García José M
Abstract excerpt
The autoimmune thyroid disease is a complex disorder caused by a combination of genetic susceptibility and environmental factors, which are believed to initiate the autoimmune response to thyroid antigens. Identification of the susceptibility genes has found that unique and diverse genetic factors are in association with Graves' disease and autoimmune thyroiditis. The thyroglobulin gene is an identified...
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