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Association of the TGrI29 microsatellite in thyroglobulin gene with autoimmune thyroiditis in a Argentinian population: a case-control study.
Endocrine - 1 Dec 2010
Varela Viviana, Rizzo Leonardo, Domené Sabina, Bruno Oscar D, Tellechea Mariana L, Rivolta Carina M, Targovnik Héctor M
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) is a multifactorial disorder that involves a putative association with thyroid autoantigen-specific and immune regulatory genes, as well as environmental factors. The thyroglobulin gene is the main identified thyroid autoantigen-specific gene associated to autoimmune thyroiditis. The aim of this work was to test for evidence of allelic association between autoimmune thyroiditis...
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