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A polymorphism of the 5′ flanking region of tumour necrosis factor α gene is associated with thyroid‐associated ophthalmopathy in Japanese

Shintaro Kamizono, Yuji Hiromatsu, Naoko Seki, Tomasz Bednarczuk, Hajime Matsumoto, Akinori Kimura, Kyogo Itoh

Clinical Endocrinology · 2000 · 74 citations · 31 references

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Abstract

These results suggest that the - 1031C or - 863 A alleles, or a gene in linkage disequilibrium with the TNF-alpha gene, predispose to the development of ophthalmopathy in Japanese patients with Graves' disease.

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