Clinical Relevance of Environmental Factors in the Pathogenesis of Autoimmune Thyroid Disease
Genetic factors contribute for about 70% to 80% and environmental factors for about 20% to 30% to the pathogenesis of autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD). Relatives of AITD patients carry a risk to contract AITD themselves. The 5-year risk can be quantified by the so-called Thyroid Events Amsterdam-sc...
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| Language: | English |
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Academya Publishing Co.
2016-06-01
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| Series: | Endocrinology and Metabolism |
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| Online Access: | http://e-enm.org/Synapse/Data/PDFData/2008ENM/enm-31-213.pdf |