Graves' disease: introducing new genetic and epigenetic contributors.

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Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) accounts for 90% of all thyroid diseases and affects 2-5% of the population with remarkable familial clustering. Among AITDs, Graves' disease (GD) is a complex disease affecting thyroid function. Over the last two decades, case-control studies using cutting-edge gene sequencing techniques have detected various susceptible loci that may predispose individuals to GD. It has been...

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