Preliminary evidence of a noncausal association between the X-chromosome inactivation pattern and thyroid autoimmunity: A twin study

European Journal of Human Genetics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 254-257

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

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Epigenetics; Thyroid autoantibodies; Thyroid autoimmunity; Thyroid peroxidase antibodies; Twins; X chromosome inactivation

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; AUTOANTIBODY; CYTOSINE; GUANINE; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; EXON; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID DISEASE; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNITY; COHORT STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74449084703     PISSN: 10184813     EISSN: 14765438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejhg.2009.156     Document Type: Article

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