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Relationship between HLA antigens and infectious agents in contributing towards the development of Graves' disease.
Immunological investigations - 1 Jan 2000
Kraemer M H, Donadi E A, Tambascia M A, Magna L A, Prigenzi L S
Abstract excerpt
Graves' disease (GD) is an autoimmune thyroid disorder which is associated with the human leucocyte antigens HLA-DR3 and DQA1* O501 in Caucasians. We have explored the possibility that some patients with certain HLA specificities develop anti-HLA antibodies which are correlated with environmental factors that may contribute to the development of GD. We studied 40 GD patients and 157 healthy individuals...
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