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Polymorphisms in the TNFA and IL6 genes represent risk factors for autoimmune thyroid disease.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Durães Cecília, Moreira Carla S, Alvelos Inês, Mendes Adélia, Santos Liliana R, Machado José Carlos, Melo Miguel, Esteves César, Neves Celestino, Sobrinho-Simões Manuel, Soares Paula
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BACKGROUND: Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) comprises diseases including Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Graves' disease, both characterized by reactivity to autoantigens causing, respectively, inflammatory destruction and autoimmune stimulation of the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor. AITD is the most common thyroid disease and the leading form of autoimmune disease in women. Cytokines are key regulators of...
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