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Single nucleotide polymorphisms at the PRR3, ABCF1, and GNL1 genes in the HLA class I region are associated with Graves' ophthalmopathy in a gender-dependent manner.
Ophthalmology - 1 Oct 2014
Liu Yu-Huei, Chen Yi-Ju, Wu Hsin-Hung, Wang Tzu-Yuan, Tsai Fuu-Jen
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether a conserved HLA class I region influenced the development of Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) in patients with Graves' disease (GD) in a Taiwan-Chinese population. DESIGN: Case-control study. PARTICIPANTS: Four hundred sixty-eight Taiwan-Chinese patients with GD; 200 of these patients had GO, whereas 268 patients did not. METHODS: Five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) between...
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