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Association of HLA-DQA1*0501 with Graves' disease in English Caucasian men and women.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Jan 1996
Barlow A B, Wheatcroft N, Watson P, Weetman A P
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: A recent report has demonstrated a stronger association between the HLA-DQA1*0501 allele and Graves' disease in Caucasian men than in women. Our aim was to confirm this association in a larger series of male Caucasian patients. DESIGN: Polymerase chain reaction/sequence specific oligonucleotide probing (PCR/SSOP). PATIENTS: Fifty men and 70 women with Graves' disease were studied as well as a control...
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