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| Ward,L.S.; Fernandes,G.A.. |
| Although the role of interleukin-2 (IL-2) and interferon gamma (<FONT FACE="Symbol">g</FONT>IFN) is still poorly understood in hyperthyroid diseases, it is reasonable to assume that these cytokines may be present at higher levels in Graves' disease (GD) than in other primarily non-autoimmune thyroid diseases. In order to look for an easy method to distinguish GD from primarily non-autoimmune causes of hyperthyroidism, we compared 13 healthy individuals with 21 treated and untreated hyperthyroid GD patients and with 19 patients with hyperthyroidism due to other etiologies: 7 cases of multinodular goiter, 5 cases of excessive hormone replacement and 7 cases of amiodarone-associated hyperthyroidism. All patients presented low TSH levels and a... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Cytokines; IL-2; Hyperthyroidism; Graves' disease; Diagnosis. |
| Ano: 2000 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2000000100009 |
