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Real-time PCR provides evidence for thyrotropin receptor mRNA expression in orbital as well as in extraorbital tissues
1 Dec 2002
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OBJECTIVE: The TSH receptor (TSHr) expressed on thyroid follicular cells is the autoantigen involved in the pathogenesis of Graves' hyperthyroidism. Whether this receptor is expressed in extrathyroidal tissues, and whether it participates directly in the pathogenesis of thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) is unclear. DESIGN: The aim of the present study was to measure TSHr mRNA in retro-orbital tissues,...
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