Has the target autoantigen for Graves' ophthalmopathy been found?

Lancet

Volumn 352, Issue 9128, 1998, Pages 595-596

  McGregor, A M ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIGEN; FLAVOPROTEIN; RADIOACTIVE IODINE; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR;

AUTOIMMUNITY; EXTRAOCULAR MUSCLE; EYE DISEASE; GRAVES DISEASE; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0032558286     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)79573-8     Document Type: Note

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