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TSHR intronic polymorphisms (rs179247 and rs12885526) and their role in the susceptibility of the Brazilian population to Graves' disease and Graves' ophthalmopathy.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 May 2015
Bufalo N E, Dos Santos R B, Marcello M A, Piai R P, Secolin R, Romaldini J H, Ward L S
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PURPOSE: Intronic thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor polymorphisms have been associated with the risk for both Graves' disease and Graves' ophthalmopathy, but results have been inconsistent among different populations. We aimed to investigate the influence of thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor intronic polymorphisms in a large well-characterized population of GD patients. METHODS: We studied 279 Graves'...
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