Polymorphisms in the TNFA and IL6 genes represent risk factors for autoimmune thyroid disease.

Polymorphisms in the TNFA and IL6 genes represent risk factors for autoimmune thyroid disease.

<h4>Background</h4>Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) comprises diseases including Hashimoto's thyroiditis and Graves' disease, both characterized by reactivity to autoantigens causing, respectively, inflammatory destruction and autoimmune stimulation of the thyroid-stimulating...

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Main Authors: Cecília Durães, Carla S Moreira, Inês Alvelos, Adélia Mendes, Liliana R Santos, José Carlos Machado, Miguel Melo, César Esteves, Celestino Neves, Manuel Sobrinho-Simões, Paula Soares
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/25127106/pdf/?tool=EBI

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