Lack of association between estrogen receptor β dinucleotide repeat polymorphism and autoimmune thyroid diseases in Japanese patients

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs), such as Graves' disease (GD) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), appear to develop as a result of complex interactions between predisposing genes and environmental triggers. Susceptibi...

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Main Authors: Tomita Motowo, Taniyama Matsuo, Tozaki Teruaki, Ban Yoshiyuki, Ban Yoshio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2001-01-01
Series:BMC Medical Genetics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2350/2/1