What is the evidence of genetic factors in the etiology of Graves' disease? A brief review.

doi:10.1089/thy.1998.8.627

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What is the evidence of genetic factors in the etiology of Graves' disease? A brief review.

Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Jul 1998

Brix T H, Kyvik K O, Hegedüs L

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Graves' disease (GD) is generally thought of as a multifactorial disorder in which genetic susceptibility interacts with environmental and endogenous factors to cause disease. The importance of genetic factors is suggested by the clustering of GD within families and by a higher concordance rate f...

Topics

Genetic Markers
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Graves Disease
HLA Antigens
Humans
Twin Studies as Topic

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