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The Role of Transforming Growth Factor-β1 Gene Polymorphism and Its Serum Levels in Hashimoto's Thyroiditis.
Current pharmaceutical biotechnology - 1 Jan 2018
Stanilova Spaska A, Gerenova Julieta B, Miteva Lyuba D, Manolova Irena M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: TGF-β1 gene (TGFB1) is one of the target genes involved in genetic predisposition to autoimmune diseases, particularly Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT). OBJECTIVE: In the present study, we attempted to investigate whether -509C/T SNP (rs1800469) in the promoter of TGFB1 is associated with the genetic susceptibility and clinical characteristics of Bulgarian patients with HT. We also analyzed serum TGF-β1...
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