PTX3: A Potential Biomarker in Thyroid Associated Ophthalmopathy

Background. Thyroid associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) is an autoimmune disease, which involves inflammation and tissue remodeling. Pentraxin-3 (PTX3) is a component of innate immune system and recently implicated in autoimmunity. This observation may indicate that PTX3 participates in the inflammatory...

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Main Authors: Pei Mou, Ziyu Chen, Lihong Jiang, Jinwei Cheng, Ruili Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5961974