Lack of an association between alleles of interleukin-1 alpha and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist genes and Graves' disease in a North American Caucasian population.

doi:10.1210/jcem.81.12.8954062

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Lack of an association between alleles of interleukin-1 alpha and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist genes and Graves' disease in a North American Caucasian population.

The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Dec 1996

Cuddihy R M, Bahn R S

Abstract excerpt

Although an association between the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) allele DR3 and Graves' disease (GD) is well documented, the potential role of non-HLA-linked alleles in susceptibility to GD is an area of active investigation. In an attempt to study the potential role of two non-HLA susceptibilit...

Topics

Alleles
Female
Graves Disease
Heterozygote
Humans
Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein
Interleukin-1
Male
Sialoglycoproteins
White People

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