Really significant genes for autoimmune thyroid disease do not exist - So how can we predict disease?

Thyroid

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1027-1029

  Davies, Terry F ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN 4; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR;

AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; GENE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC SCREENING; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HLA SYSTEM; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE;

ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; HUMANS; LINKAGE (GENETICS); PROTEIN TYROSINE PHOSPHATASE, NON-RECEPTOR TYPE 22; RECEPTORS, THYROTROPIN; THYROID DISEASES;

EID: 36749034777     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2007.1526     Document Type: Editorial

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