What is the evidence of genetic factors in the etiology of Graves' disease? A brief review

Thyroid

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 727-734

  Brix, Thomas Heiberg ^a   Kyvik, Kirsten Ohm ^b   Hegedüs, Laszlo ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY STUDY; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GRAVES DISEASE; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TWINS;

EID: 0031721609     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.1998.8.727     Document Type: Review

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