A case-control study of selenoprotein genes polymorphisms and autoimmune thyroid diseases in a Chinese population

• Main Authors: Ling Xiao (Author), Jianghong Yuan (Author), Qiuming Yao (Author), Ni Yan (Author), Ronghua Song (Author), Wenjuan Jiang (Author), Danfeng Li (Author), Liangfeng Shi (Author), Jin-an Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Selenium is an essential trace and there is a high selenium concentration in the thyroid gland. Selenium deficiency may impair the thyroid function. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between three selenoprotein genes polymorphisms and autoimmune thyroid dis...