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Does autoimmunity against thyroglobulin play a role in the pathogenesis of Graves’ ophthalmopathy: a review

While most authors believe that autoimmunity against the TSH receptor expressed in the orbital connective tissue cells is the main reaction that leads to the development of ophthalmopathy in patients with Graves’ hyperthyroidism, an older hypothesis that deserves fresh consideration is based on the...

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Autores principales: Shanmuganathan, Thayalini, Girgis, Christian, Lahooti, Hooshang, Champion, Bernard, Wall, Jack R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4671807/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26664042
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OPTH.S88444