Variation in phenotypic appearance of Graves' disease: Effect of genetic anticipation and duration of complaints

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 113-118

  Vos, Xander G ^a   Smit, Natalie ^a   Endert, Erik ^a   Tijssen, J G P ^a   Wiersinga, Wilmar M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GRAVES DISEASE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYXEDEMA; ONSET AGE; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY HEALTH; GENETICS; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ANTICIPATION, GENETIC; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650755037     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-08-0991     Document Type: Article

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