Skewed X chromosome inactivation and female preponderance in autoimmune thyroid disease: An association study and meta-analysis

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Simmonds, Matthew J ^a   Kavvoura, Fotini K ^a,b   Brand, Oliver J ^a   Newby, Paul R ^c   Jackson, Laura E ^c   Hargreaves, Chantal E ^c   Franklyn, Jayne A ^c   Gough, Stephen C L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; DNA; THYROID ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNE THYROID DISEASE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GENDER; GRAVES DISEASE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN METHYLATION; SIBLING; SKEWED X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; THYROID DISEASE; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIGREE; SEX FACTORS; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892158780     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2013-2667     Document Type: Article

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