Cytokine gene polymorphisms in autoimmune thyroid disease.
Susceptibility to the autoimmune thyroid diseases, Graves' disease (GD) and autoimmune hypothyroidism (AIH), depends on a complex interaction between environmental and genetic factors. The human leukocyte antigen and cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated-4 regions appear to influence susceptibility...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2000
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