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Role of Cytokines in the Pathogenesis of Graves’ Ophthalmopathy

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Thyroid Eye Disease

Part of the book series: Endocrine Updates ((ENDO,volume 14))

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Graves’ ophthalmopathy (GO) is generally accepted to be an autoimmune inflammatory disorder of the extraocular muscles (EM) and the orbital fatty/connective tissue (OCT) that is closely associated with Graves’ disease (1–3).

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Hiromatsu, Y., Bednarczukt, T. (2001). Role of Cytokines in the Pathogenesis of Graves’ Ophthalmopathy. In: Bahn, R.S. (eds) Thyroid Eye Disease. Endocrine Updates, vol 14. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1447-3_4

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