Lack of association of Graves' disease with the A2 allele of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene in a white European population.

doi:10.1530/eje.0.1380686

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Lack of association of Graves' disease with the A2 allele of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene in a white European population.

European journal of endocrinology - 1 Jun 1998

Mühlberg T, Kirchberger M, Spitzweg C, Herrmann F, Heberling H J, Heufelder A E

Abstract excerpt

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether the A2-type IL-1RA polymorphism is associated with Graves' disease and Graves' ophthalmopathy. Several reports have described a genetic association between the A2 allele of the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RA) gene and certain inflammatory and autoimmune dis...

Topics

Alleles
Case-Control Studies
Chromosome Mapping
Female
Genetic Carrier Screening
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Germany
Graves Disease
Humans
Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein
Male
Polymorphism, Genetic
Receptors, Interleukin-1
Sialoglycoproteins
White People

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PMID: 9678537
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1380686

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