Association of the CASQ1 Gene SNP rs3838216 with Graves’ Ophthalmopathy and Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis in Patients with Thyroid Autoimmunity
Hooshang Lahooti, Daniele Cultrone, Senarath Edirimanne, John P. Walsh, Leigh Delbridge, Patrick Cregan, Bernard Champion & Jack R. Wall · Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal · 2014
The pathogenesis of Graves’ ophthalmopathy is poorly understood, but there is evidence for the involvement of calsequestrin (CASQ1) as an autoantigen. Aim: To compare the frequency of the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs3838216 (located in intron 1 of CASQ1) in patients wi...
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10.9734/OR/2014/10623