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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
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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 diseases, suggesting that certain loci within the IL-1-related genes may modulate the autoimmune inflammatory response....
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