Article
Thyroid stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR) intron 1 variants are major risk factors for Graves' disease in three European Caucasian cohorts.
PloS one - 25 Nov 2010
Płoski Rafał, Brand Oliver J, Jurecka-Lubieniecka Beata, Franaszczyk Maria, Kula Dorota, Krajewski Paweł, Karamat Muhammad A, Simmonds Matthew J, Franklyn Jayne A, Gough Stephen C L, Jarząb Barbara, Bednarczuk Tomasz
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The thyroid stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR) gene is an established susceptibility locus for Graves' disease (GD), with recent studies refining association to two single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), rs179247 and rs12101255, within TSHR intron 1. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We aimed to validate association of rs179247 and rs12101255 in Polish and UK Caucasian GD case-control subjects,...
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