A CTLA-4 gene polymorphism is associated with both Graves' disease and autoimmune hypothyroidism

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 551-554

  Kotsa, K ^a   Watson, P F ^a   Weetman, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HLA DQ ANTIGEN; HLA DR ANTIGEN; MICROSATELLITE DNA;

ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME 2Q; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC RISK; GRAVES DISEASE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030816688     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1997.1710996.x     Document Type: Article

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