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No major genes in autoimmune thyroid diseases: complex segregation and epidemiological studies in a large Tunisian pedigree

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  1. Unité Cibles pour le Diagnostic et la Thérapie, Centre de Biotechnologie Sfax, BP ‘1177’ 3018, Universiteé de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia

    NOURA BOUGACHA-ELLEUCH & HAMMADI AYADI

  2. Unité d’ Epidémiologie Génétique et Moléculaire, Faculté de Médecine de Tunis, La Rabta-1007 Bab Saâdoun Tunis, Tunisia

    SAIDA BEN ARAB

  3. Unité de Bioinformatique, Centre de Biotechnologie Sfax, BP ‘1177’ 3018, Sfax, Tunisia

    AHMED REBAI

  4. Service Endocrinologie, CHU Hédi Chaker, Route el Ain, 3000, Sfax, Tunisia

    MOUNA MNIF, NADIA CHARFI & MOHAMED ABID

  5. Laboratoire de Génétique Moléculaire Humaine, Faculté de Médecine, Sfax, Avenue Majida Bou Leila - 3029, Sfax, Tunisia

    ABDELLATIF MAALEJ

  6. Cabinet d’Endocrinologie, Sfax, Avenue Majida Bou Leila - 3029, Sfax, Tunisia

    MOHAMED BEN LASSOUAD

  7. Dispensaire Bir Hfay, 24005, Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia

    JOMAA JOUIDA

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Bougacha-Elleuch N., Arab S. B., Rebai A., Mnif M., Maalej A., Charfi N., Lassouad M. B., Jovida J., Abid M. and Ayadi H. 2011 No major genes in autoimmune thyroid diseases: complex segregation and epidemiological studies in a large Tunisian pedigree. J. Genet. 90, 333–337

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BOUGACHA-ELLEUCH, N., ARAB, S.B., REBAI, A. et al. No major genes in autoimmune thyroid diseases: complex segregation and epidemiological studies in a large Tunisian pedigree. J Genet 90, 333–337 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12041-011-0064-z

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