Autoantibodies of IgM and IgG Class Against Eye Muscle Antigens in Patients with Graves Ophthalmopathy

Autor: Aleksandra Lewartowska, Andrzej Gardas, Grażyna Adler, Janusz Nauman, Martha Faryna, Hanna Domek
Rok vydání: 1997
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Zdroj: Thyroid Autoimmunity ISBN: 9781461282587
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0945-1_98
Popis: The presence of autoantibodies /aab/ reacting with microsomal membrane1 or plasma membrane /AEMA/2 eye muscle antigens have been recently reported in Graves ophthalmophathy /GO/.The significance of humoral mediated immunity in GO was further supported by studies in which correlation between presence and development of ophthalmopathy and titer of anti membrane autoantibodies were established.3,4
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