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Consanguinity and the Risk of Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Mar 2017
Zaghlol Raja Y, Haghighi Alireza, Alkhayyat Motasem M, Theyab Othman F, Owaydah Amal M, Massad Mu'taz M, Atari Mohammad A, Zayed Ayman A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is the most common autoimmune thyroid disease that may lead to hypothyroidism due to progressive destruction of the thyroid. The etiology of HT is unclear. However, it is associated with multiple genetic predispositions. Consanguinity has been associated with an increased susceptibility to different inherited conditions. This study investigated the association between...
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