Evidence from autoimmune thyroiditis of skewed X-chromosome inactivation in female predisposition to autoimmunity

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 791-797

  Ozcelik, Tayfun ^a   Uz, Elif ^a   Akyerli, Cemaliye B ^a   Bagislar, Sevgi ^a   Mustafa, Chigdem A ^a   Gursoy, Alptekin ^b   Akarsu, Nurten ^c   Toruner, Gokce ^d   Kamel, Nuri ^b   Gullu, Sevim ^b  

^a BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autoimmune thyroid disease; Female predisposition to autoimmunity; X chromosome inactivation

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; TYPE II SITE SPECIFIC DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BIOPSY; BLOOD CELL; CHEEK MUCOSA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GRAVES DISEASE; HAIR FOLLICLE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX CHROMOSOME MOSAICISM; THYROID GLAND; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ADULT; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, X; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GRAVES DISEASE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOSAICISM; PEDIGREE; SEX FACTORS; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

EID: 33744503390     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejhg.5201614     Document Type: Article

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