Graves Ophthalmopathy: A Review of Immunogenetics
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Graves' Ophthalmopathy: A Review of Immunogenetics
Graves' disease (GD) is the most common cause of thyrotoxicosis and often involves the orbits. Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO), also known as Thyroid Eye Disease (TED), can be clinically significant and advance to sight-threatening stages. Our knowledge of the immunogenetic pathophysiology of GO is rapidly expanding. The present review is an attempt to summarize the current state of knowledge on th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Genomics
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1389-2029
DOI: 10.2174/138920211798120844