MHCクラスII領域,CTLA4遺伝子,グラベス病の患者における眼疾患

Lancet (London, England)
|October 5, 2001
PubMed
まとめ

グレイブスの甲状腺機能障害は,目の問題を引き起こす可能性がありますが,遺伝的原因は不明です. 研究者らは,特定の遺伝子であるMHCクラスIIとCTLA4が,これらの目の合併症を発症するリスクを高めるようには見えないことを発見しました.

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