Serum total IgG and IgG4 levels in thyroid eye disease

International Medical Case Reports Journal

Volumn 9, Issue , 2016, Pages 325-328

  Sy, Aileen ^a   Silkiss, Rona Z ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Graves disease; Graves ophthalmopathy; IgG subclass; IgG4; IgG4 RD; Thyroid eye disease

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G3; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G4; THYROID STIMULATING IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOCRINE OPHTHALMOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW;

EID: 84994453382     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1179142X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IMCRJ.S116331     Document Type: Review

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