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Interaction of HLA-DRB1* alleles and CTLA4 (+49 AG) gene polymorphism in Autoimmune Thyroid Disease.
Gene - 5 Feb 2018
Ramgopal Sivanadham, Rathika Chinniah, Padma Malini Ravi, Murali Vijayan, Arun Kannan, Kamaludeen Mohamed Nainar, Balakrishnan Karuppiah
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune Thyroid Diseases (AITDs), including Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) and Graves' disease (GD), arise by the complex interaction of genes and environmental factors. The aim of present study was to study the susceptible associations of HLA-DRB1* alleles and CTLA4 +49 AG polymorphism in AITD in south India. AITD patients (n=235; HT=180; GD=55) and age/sex matched healthy controls (n, 235) were enrolled to...
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