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Gene polymorphisms of pro-inflammatory cytokines may affect the risk of Graves' disease: a meta-analysis.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 Feb 2021
Zhu P, Wu X, Zhou J, Wu K, Lu Y
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: Gene polymorphisms of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1 (IL-1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) may influence the risk of Graves' disease, but the results of so far published studies remain inconclusive. Therefore, the authors conducted this meta-analysis to assess relationships between TNF-α/IL-1/IL-6 polymorphisms and the risk of Graves' disease by pooling the...
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