Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated antigen 4 gene polymorphisms and autoimmune thyroid disease: a meta-analysis.

CONTEXT: Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) polymorphisms have been widely examined for their associations with autoimmune thyroid diseases [Graves' disease (GD) and Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT)], but their relative population effect remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: The aim was to g...

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Main Authors: Kavvoura, F, Akamizu, T, Awata, T, Ban, Y, Chistiakov, D, Frydecka, I, Ghaderi, A, Gough, S, Hiromatsu, Y, Ploski, R, Wang, P, Bednarczuk, T, Chistiakova, E, Chojm, M, Heward, J, Hiratani, H, Juo, S, Karabon, L, Katayama, S, Kurihara, S, Liu, RT, Miyake, I, Omrani, G, Pawlak, E
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007