Serum selenium and selenoprotein-P levels in autoimmune thyroid diseases patients in a select center: a transversal study

ABSTRACT Objective: Selenium (Se) supplementation has been used to help prevent the progression of Graves’ ophthalmopathy (GO) and autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD) patients. We investigated Se serum and selenoprotein P (SePP) levels in Graves’ disease (GD) with and without GO, Hashimoto's th...

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Main Authors: Marco Aurélio Ferreira Federige, João Hamilton Romaldini, Ana Beatriz Pinotti Pedro Miklos, Marcia Kiyomi Koike, Kioko Takei, Evandro de Souza Portes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972017000600600&lng=en&tlng=en