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No association between IL12B gene polymorphisms and Graves' disease in the Chinese population.
Endocrine research - 1 Jan 2012
Liu Shu, Hou Peng, Morahan Grant, Shi Bingyin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Graves' disease (GD) is one of the most common autoimmune thyroid disorders and has a striking characteristic of female preponderance. OBJECTIVE: The main objective of this study was to investigate whether IL12B gene polymorphisms were associated with either GD itself or with gender bias in GD. METHODS: GD patients (151 males, 97 females) and 211 healthy control subjects without antithyroid...
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