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Increase of interferon-γ inducible CXCL9 and CXCL11 serum levels in patients with active Graves' disease and modulation by methimazole therapy.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Nov 2013
Antonelli Alessandro, Ferrari Silvia Martina, Corrado Alda, Ferrannini Ele, Fallahi Poupak
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand (CXCL)9 and CXCL11 play an important role in the initial phases of autoimmune thyroiditis (AT); however, their serum levels in patients with Graves' disease (GD) have never been evaluated in relation to thyroid function and treatment. METHODS: To evaluate CXCL9 and CXCL11 serum levels in GD and to relate these parameters to the clinical phenotype, we measured CXCL9 and...
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