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Twin studies as a model for exploring the aetiology of autoimmune thyroid disease
13 Dec 2011
Abstract excerpt
Twins are an important resource for evaluating the relative contribution of genetic and environmental factors in determining a phenotype. During the last decades, a number of twin studies have investigated the aetiology of several phenotypes related to thyroid autoimmunity. Taken together, these studies have provided valid and unbiased information regarding the influence of genetic and environmental factors in...
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