Vascular endothelial growth factor polymorphisms increase the risk of developing Graves' disease

Vural, Pervin; Baki, Merve; Dogru-Abbasoglu, Semra; Ozderya, Aysenur; Karadag, BERRİN; Uysal, Mujdat

doi:10.1016/j.intimp.2012.06.018

Vascular endothelial growth factor polymorphisms increase the risk of developing Graves' disease

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Vural P., Baki M., Dogru-Abbasoglu S., Ozderya A., Karadag B. , Uysal M.

INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY, vol.14, no.2, pp.133-137, 2012 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 14 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2012
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.intimp.2012.06.018
Title of Journal : INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY
Page Numbers: pp.133-137

Abstract

Background: Graves' disease (GD) is a consequence of genetic and environmental factors. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a strong angiogenic and mitogenic factor, which plays a key role in lymphocyte infiltration, and hypervascularization in the thyroid gland of patients with GD.