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SUBMITTER: Yoo WS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5053048 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yoo Won Sang WS Chung Hyun Kyung HK
Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea) 20160826 3
Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) includes hyperthyroid Graves disease, hypothyroid autoimmune thyroiditis, and subtle subclinical thyroid dysfunctions. AITD is caused by interactions between genetic and environmental predisposing factors and results in autoimmune deterioration. Data on polymorphisms in the AITD susceptibility genes, related environmental factors, and dysregulation of autoimmune processes have accumulated over time. Over the last decade, there has been progress in the clinical f ...[more]