Article
Association Between HLA-DRB1 Alleles and Graves' Disease in Asian Populations: A Meta-Analysis.
Hormone and metabolic research = Hormon- und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones et metabolisme - 1 Dec 2024
Li Wenyi, Ke Tingyu, Wang Jia, Zhu Fangling, Chi Yan
Abstract excerpt
Graves' disease (GD) is an autoimmune disease that primarily affects the thyroid gland. It is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism. Genetic studies have shown that human leukocyte antigen (HLA) plays an important role in the development of GD. In this article, we performed a meta-analysis determined to evaluate the relationship between HLA-DRB1 alleles and GD. This meta-analysis included 9 studies (3582 cases...
Topics
- Humans
- Alleles
- Asian People
- Gene Frequency
- Genetic Association Studies
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Graves Disease
- HLA-DRB1 Chains
