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The replication of the association of the rs9355610 within 6p27 with Graves' disease.
Autoimmunity - 1 Sept 2013
Ban Yoshiyuki, Tozaki Teruaki, Taniyama Matsuo
Abstract excerpt
The etiology of the autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs), Graves' disease (GD) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is largely unknown. However, genetic susceptibility is believed to play a major role. Recently, Chu et al. conducted a genome-wide association study in a Chinese Han population and identified two novel GD susceptibility loci within 4p14 (rs6832151) and 6q27 (rs9355610). The objective of the study was to...
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