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The VDR gene confers a genetic predisposition to Graves' disease and Graves' ophthalmopathy in the Southwest Chinese Han population.
Gene - 15 Aug 2021
Zhou Fangyu, Liang Zhongzhi, Wang Xin, Tan Guiqin, Wei Wenwen, Zheng Guangbing, Ma Xiaomin, Tian Dan, Li Hua, Yu Hongsong
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Graves' disease (GD) is a common autoimmune disease manifesting with diffuse symmetric thyroid gland enlargement, pretibial myxedema, and Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO). Recently, the vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene has been linked to various autoimmune diseases. This study aimed to investigate the association of VDR gene polymorphisms with susceptibility to GD and GO in the Southwest Chinese Han...
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