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Fine mapping MHC associations in Graves' disease and its clinical subtypes in Han Chinese.
Journal of medical genetics - 1 Oct 2018
Chu Xun, Yang Minjun, Song Zhen-Ju, Dong Yan, Li Chong, Shen Min, Zhu Yong-Qiang, Song Huai-Dong, Chen Sai-Juan, Chen Zhu, Huang Wei
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The classical human leucocyte antigen (HLA) genes were the most important genetic determinant for Graves' disease (GD). The aim of the study was to fine map causal variants of the HLA genes. METHODS: We applied imputation with a Pan-Asian HLA reference panel to thoroughly investigate themajor histocompatibility complex (MHC) associations with GD down to the amino acid level of classical HLA genes in...
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