Article
Association of established hypothyroidism-associated genetic variants with Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 Oct 2017
Barić A, Brčić L, Gračan S, Torlak Lovrić V, Gunjača I, Šimunac M, Brekalo M, Boban M, Polašek O, Barbalić M, Zemunik T, Punda A, Boraska Perica V
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) as a chronic autoimmune disease of the thyroid gland is the most common cause of hypothyroidism. Since HT and hypothyroidism are closely related, the main aim of this study was to explore the association of established hypothyroidism single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with HT. METHODS: The case-control dataset included 200 HT cases and 304 controls. Diagnosis of HT cases...
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