Article
Linkage analysis of candidate genes in autoimmune thyroid disease. II. Selected gender-related genes and the X-chromosome. International Consortium for the Genetics of Autoimmune Thyroid Disease.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Sept 1998
Barbesino G, Tomer Y, Concepcion E S, Davies T F, Greenberg D A
Abstract excerpt
Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) and Graves' disease (GD) are autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD) in which multiple genetic factors are suspected to play an important role. Until now, only a few minor risk factors for these diseases have been identified. Susceptibility seems to be stronger in women, p...
Topics
- Aromatase
- Female
- Genetic Markers
- Genotype
- Graves Disease
- Humans
- Lod Score
- Male
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Receptors, Estrogen
- Sex Characteristics
- Thyroiditis, Autoimmune
- X Chromosome