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Lack of association between a polymorphism in the coding region of the thyrotropin receptor gene and Graves' disease.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Mar 1995
Watson P F, French A, Pickerill A P, McIntosh R S, Weetman A P
Abstract excerpt
Using a combination of polymerase chain reaction amplification, oligonucleotide mismatch hybridization, and direct sequencing, we analyzed the distribution of a recently described TSH receptor gene polymorphism in 88 patients with Graves' disease but no clinically apparent eye disease, 53 patients with Graves' disease and associated ophthalmopathy, 39 patients with autoimmune hypothyroidism, and 156 control...
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