FLT3 stop mutation increases FLT3 ligand level and risk of autoimmune thyroid disease.
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Nature. 2020 Aug;584(7822):619-623. doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2436-0. Epub 2020 Jun 24.
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PMID: 32581359
Autoimmune thyroid disease is the most common autoimmune disease and is highly heritable(1). ...A low-frequency (1.36%) intronic variant in FLT3 (rs76428106-C) has the largest effect on risk of autoimmune thyroid disease (odds ratio (OR) = 1.46, P = 2.37 10(- …
Autoimmune thyroid disease is the most common autoimmune disease and is highly heritable(1). ...A low-frequency (1.36%) intron …