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Eur J Endocrinol
May 2005
Dipartimento di Endocrinologia e Metabolismo, Centro Eccellenza AmbiSEN Università di Pisa, Via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
Objective: Thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by an increased volume of adipose/connective tissue in the human orbit.
Design: The aim of this study was to investigate the thyrotropin receptor (TSHr) expression in orbital fibroblasts from TAO patients undergoing adipocytic differentiation.
Methods: Retro-ocular tissue and skin were obtained from five patients undergoing orbital decompression surgery for TAO and placed in culture.
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