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Association of cytokine Th2 gene polymorphisms with autoimmune thyroid diseases in Tunisian population.
International journal of immunogenetics - 1 Jun 2020
Mestiri Souhir, Zaaber Ines, Inoubli Oumaima, Abid Nabil, Omrani Abir, Nejehi Hana, Marmouch Hela
Abstract excerpt
Autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD) including Graves' disease (GD) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) are complex genetic diseases. Th2 cytokines act on the development of AITD. This study was conducted on Tunisian patients with AITD to investigate the association of Th2 cytokine gene polymorphisms and haplotype combination with GD or HT risk. A total of 156 controls, 160 patients with HT and 88 patients with GD...
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