Polymorphisms in Th17-related genes and the pathogenesis of autoimmune thyroid disease

• Main Authors: Takayuki Kunisato (Author), Mikio Watanabe (Author), Naoya Inoue (Author), Azusa Okada (Author), Takashi Nanba (Author), Wataru Kobayashi (Author), Yuka Inoue (Author), Yuka Katsumata (Author), Naoki Omori (Author), Takayuki Nobuhara (Author), Kazuya Takemura (Author), Yoh Hidaka (Author), Yoshinori Iwatani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The prognosis of autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) including Graves' disease (GD) and Hashimoto's disease (HD) is difficult to predict. We previously suggested that Th17 cells may be associated with the pathogenesis of AITD. However, the association between gene polymorphisms in Th17-relat...