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Presence of nonfunctional thyrotropin receptor variant transcripts in retroocular and other tissues.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Nov 1994
Paschke R, Metcalfe A, Alcalde L, Vassart G, Weetman A, Ludgate M
Abstract excerpt
The TSH receptor (TSHR) has been proposed as an antigenic link between the thyroid and the orbit; TSHR transcripts have been demonstrated by other groups, one in orbital tissue and the other in orbital and dermal fibroblasts. In a previous study we were unable to demonstrate transcripts for the complete TSHR in retroocular muscle containing also fibroblasts. We now confirm this finding. A 1.3-kilobase variant of...
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