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Association of single nucleotide polymorphism rs3792876 in SLC22A4 gene with autoimmune thyroid disease in a Chinese Han population.
BMC medical genetics - 2 Sept 2015
Hou Xin, Mao Jinyuan, Li Yushu, Li Jia, Wang Weiwei, Fan Chenling, Wang Hong, Zhang Hongmei, Shan Zhongyan, Teng Weiping
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BACKGROUND: The autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD), including Graves' disease (GD) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), are caused by interactions between susceptibility genes and environmental triggers. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of Solute carrier family 22, member 4 (SLC22A4) have been shown to be associated with several autoimmune diseases, including Crohn's disease (CD) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA)....
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