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Polymorphisms in TSHR and IL1RN genes and the risk and prognosis of Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
Autoimmunity - 1 Mar 2014
Zaaber Ines, Mestiri Souhir, Marmouch Hela, Mahjoub Silvia, Abid Nabil, Hassine Mohsen, Bel Hadj Jrad-Tensaout Besma, Said Khaled
Abstract excerpt
Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is a complex genetic autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD). Thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR) is considered as candidate gene in AITD. IL1RN gene is involved in the pathogenesis of a number of autoimmune diseases. These findings prompted us to investigate the association of TSHR and IL1RN genes polymorphism with the risk and the prognosis of HT in Tunisia. A total of 249 healthy...
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