Abstract
Graves' disease is associated with different HLA genes in Caucasians and the Chinese, in whom the HLA associations may be stronger in males than females. Common HLA-associated susceptibility in both races may occur at the HLA-DQ loci. The aims of this study were to examine the HLA-A, B, DR and DQ associations with Graves' disease in a Hong Kong Chinese population and to determine whether the HLA associations differ between the sexes and between subjects with and without thyrotoxic periodic paralysis.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 63-6 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Clinical Endocrinology |
Volume | 40 |
Issue number | 1 |
Publication status | Published - 1994 |