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HLA Class II Differentiates Between Thyroid and Polyglandular Autoimmunity.
Hormone and metabolic research = Hormon- und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones et metabolisme - 1 Apr 2016
Barkia Beradhi S, Flesch B K, Hansen M P, Matheis N, Kahaly G J
Abstract excerpt
The HLA class II genes are susceptibility genes for autoimmune endocrine diseases; however, scarce data are available pertaining to the determinants of genetic susceptibility to polyglandular autoimmunity (PGA). A total of 300 consecutive and unselected patients with either PGA or monoglandular autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) and 100 healthy control subjects were genotyped for the HLA class II DRB1, -DQA1, and...
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