Thyroid-stimulating antibody and TSH-binding inhibitor immunoglobulin in 277 Graves' patients and in 686 normal subjects

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 452-461

  Takasu, N ^a   Oshiro, C ^a   Akamine, H ^a   Komiya, I ^a   Nagata, A ^b   Sato, Y ^b   Yoshimura, H ^c   Ito, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b YAMASA CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c ITO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Graves' disease; Thyroid stimulating antibody (TSAb); TRAb (TSH receptor antibody); TSH binding inhibitor immunoglobulin (TBII)

Indexed keywords

ANTITHYROID AGENT; THIAMAZOLE; THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE BINDING INHIBITOR IMMUNOGLOBULIN; THYROID STIMULATING IMMUNOGLOBULIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; STATISTICS;

EID: 0030730210     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03348001     Document Type: Article

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