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Association between methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) polymorphisms and susceptibility to Graves' ophthalmopathy.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Sept 2016
Lee Jae Yeun, Kim Nam Keun, Cho Yong Wook, Lew Helen
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenesis of Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) remains to be entirely elucidated. The present study aimed to determine the association between phenotypic expression of the MTHFR gene and susceptibility to GO in patients with Graves' disease (GD). A prospective case‑controlled study was conducted with 122 patients with GD and GO (n=72) or without GO (n=50) and 100 healthy controls in South Korea. Patient history,...
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