Pathogenesis of thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy: does autoimmunity against calsequestrin and collagen XIII play a role?
Hooshang Lahooti, Kishan R Parmar, Jack R WallThe Department of Medicine, University of Sydney, Nepean Clinical School, Penrith, NSW, AustraliaAbstract: Thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO), or thyroid eye disease, is a complex inflammatory disorder of the eye that, as its name implies, is associ...
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| Language: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2010-04-01
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| Series: | Clinical Ophthalmology |
| Online Access: | http://www.dovepress.com/pathogenesis-of-thyroid-associated-ophthalmopathy-does-autoimmunity-ag-a4343 |