MHC class II region, CTLA4 gene, and ophthalmopathy in patients with Graves' disease.

Up to half of patients with Graves' hyperthyroidism have signs of thyroid associated ophthalmopathy, but the factors that cause this disorder are unknown. We investigated two major genetic susceptibility loci for Graves' disease in ophthalmopathy; the MHC class II region and the cytotoxic...

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Библиографические подробности
Главные авторы: Allahabadia, A, Heward, J, Nithiyananthan, R, Gibson, S, Reuser, T, Dodson, P, Franklyn, J, Gough, S
Формат: Journal article
Язык:English
Опубликовано: 2001