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[Genetics of thyroid diseases].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Nov 2012
Hishinuma Akira
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This review focuses on recent advances of genetic analysis of thyroid diseases. Genome-wide association study revealed that nine single nucleotide polymorphisms of six different genes are associated with Graves' disease, further requiring functional studies to endorse their significance. Thyroid dysgenesis and dyshormonogenesis are caused by many genes. Among thyroid transcription factors PAX8 is the most...
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