Here, the authors conduct a GWAS for autoimmune thyroid disease, finding 225 loci including a start codon variant in LAG3 that confers a 3.4-fold risk of autoimmune thyroid disease and reduces expression and plasma levels of LAG−3.
- Saedis Saevarsdottir
- Kristbjörg Bjarnadottir
- Kari Stefansson