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T cell receptor beta chain gene polymorphisms in Graves' disease.
Acta endocrinologica - 1 Jun 1993
Pickerill A P, Watson P F, Tandon N, Weetman A P
Abstract excerpt
Graves' disease, or subgroups of such patients with thyroglobulin antibodies or HLA-DR3, have been associated with a restriction fragment length polymorphism of the T cell receptor beta chain constant region gene but not all studies are in agreement. We have examined 58 patients with Graves' disease and found no abnormal distribution of this polymorphism compared to 33 controls. There was also no significant...
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