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A significant association of the CTLA4 gene variants with the risk of autoimmune Graves' disease in ethnic Kashmiri population.
Cellular immunology - 1 Jan 2020
Shehjar Faheem, Dil-Afroze, Misgar Riaz A, Malik Sajad A, Laway Bashir A
Abstract excerpt
Graves' disease (GD) is the commonest cause of hyperthyroidism in populations with adequate iodine intake. It results from an abnormality in the immune system, which produces unique antibodies causing over production of thyroid hormones and glandular hyperplasia in individuals with genetic susceptibility. The Cytotoxic Lymphocyte Associated Antigen-4 (CTLA4) gene product serves the important function of...
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