Clinical features of thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy in clinically euthyroid Korean patients
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Value of thyroid stimulating antibody in the diagnosis of thyroid associated ophthalmopathy of euthyroid patients.
AIMS/BACKGROUND Thyroid associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) of euthyroid patients is difficult to diagnose because clinical findings overlap with other conditions, and no confirmatory diagnostic tests are available. Recently, it was reported that TSH binding inhibitor immunoglobulin (TBII) and thyroid stimulating antibody (TSAb) are sensitive markers of TAO. The sensitivity of these antibodies in t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Eye
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0950-222X,1476-5454
DOI: 10.1038/eye.2012.132