Recently, the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs2276886 associated with the <i>CXCL9</i> gene was identified as associated with autoimmune thyroid disease susceptibility in Japanese populations.
In this study, we first reported that the polymorphisms in IL8, RANTES and MIG genes are associated with the development of AITD, and that the MIG rs2276886 AG genotype is associated with the intractability of GD.
To clarify the association between functional polymorphisms in genes encoding some chemokines and the pathogenesis of Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD), we genotyped IL8 -251T/A, Regulated upon Activation, Normal T cell Expressed and presumably Secreted (RANTES) - 403G/A, -28C/G, MIG rs2276886G/A, IP10 -1596C/T, Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein1 (MCP1) - 2518G/A and IL16 -295T/C polymorphisms.