A novel and major association of HLA-C in Graves' disease that eclipses the classical HLA-DRB1 effect.
Association of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II-encoded HLA-DRB1-DQA1-DQB1 haplotype with Graves' disease (GD) has been known for several years. Recent evidence from other autoimmune diseases has suggested that the HLA class I encoded HLA-B/-C molecules could be conferring HL...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2007
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