CTLA4 gene polymorphism confers susceptibility to Graves' disease in Japanese.

T, Yanagawa; M, Taniyama; S, Enomoto; K, Gomi; H, Maruyama; Y, Ban; T, Saruta

doi:10.1089/thy.1997.7.843

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CTLA4 gene polymorphism confers susceptibility to Graves' disease in Japanese.

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Authors:

Yanagawa T

Taniyama M

Enomoto S

Abstract

Susceptibility to Graves' disease (GD) is determined by environmental and genetic factors. The genetic susceptibility to GD is conferred by genes in the human leukocyte antigen (HLA), and several other genes unlinked to HLA are thought to contribute to the development of GD. Three recent papers desc...

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