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Association of thyrotrophin receptor antibodies with the clinical features of Graves' ophthalmopathy

Clinical Endocrinology · 2000 · Vol. 52(3) · pp. 267–271
Martin N. GerdingJolanda W. C. van der MeerM. BroeninkOnno BakkerWilmar M. WiersingaMark F. Prummel

Abstract

TSH-R antibody levels correlate directly with clinical features of Graves' ophthalmopathy. The results support the hypothesis of a pathogenetic role of TSH-R antibodies and the TSH-R in the orbit of Graves' ophthalmopathy patients.

Ophthalmology and Eye DisordersGlaucoma and retinal disordersPituitary Gland Disorders and TreatmentsMedicineInternal medicineEuthyroidAnti-thyroid autoantibodiesEndocrinologyThyrotropin receptorAutoantibodyGraves' diseaseGraves' ophthalmopathyAntibody

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AntibodiesAutoantibodiesFemaleGraves DiseaseHumansIodide PeroxidaseMaleMiddle AgedReceptors, ThyrotropinRegression AnalysisImmunoglobulins, Thyroid-Stimulating
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