Serum hyaluronan concentration determined by radiometric assay in patients with pretibial myxedema and Graves' ophthalmopathy.
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The serum concentration of hyaluronan (HA) was measured by radiometric assay in patients with pretibial myxedema (PTM) and Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO). The mean HA concentration in the patients (n = 8) was 21.2 +/- 15.3 (mean +/- SD) microgram/l, while that of Graves' disease without skin or eye involvement (n = 7) was 23.5 +/- 11.0 (mean +/- SD) microgram/l and that of the control (n = 8) was 25.5 +/- 16.4 (mean +/- SD) microgram/l. We conclude that local accumulation of glycosaminoglycan in PTM or GO is not associated with an increase in the serum HA concentration.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Endocrinologia japonica
دوره 37 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1990