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Role of the underlying thyroid disease on the phenotype of Graves' orbitopathy in a tertiary referral center.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Mar 2015
Leo Marenza, Menconi Francesca, Rocchi Roberto, Latrofa Francesco, Sisti Eleonora, Profilo Maria Antonietta, Mazzi Barbara, Albano Eleonora, Nardi Marco, Vitti Paolo, Marcocci Claudio, Marinò Michele
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Clinically overt Graves' orbitopathy (GO) is associated with Graves' disease (GD) in approximately 95% of cases, whereas the remaining 5% is observed in patients with hypothyroid autoimmune thyroiditis (AT) or without overt thyroid dysfunction (euthyroid GO). However, it is not known whether there is a difference in terms of GO phenotype between patients with GD and those with hypothyroid AT or...
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