While many studies have shown a connection between stress and autoimmune disease,
most of the evidence for stress contributing to the onset and course of autoimmune disease is …

Graves’ disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism in the developed world. It is
caused by an immune defect in genetically susceptible individuals in whom the production of …

… Gopinath B, Ma G, Wall JR. Eye signs and serum eye muscle and collagen XIII
antibodies in patients with transient and progressive thyroiditis. Thyroid 2007; 17: 1123–1129. …

Objective In the present study we have measured the concentrations of interleukin-6 (IL-6),
soluble IL-6 receptor (sIL-6R), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-1 beta (IL-…

There is currently no objective reliable diagnostic test for plantar fasciitis inasmuch as diagnosis
cannot be made on the basis of finding a heel spur on radiography (x-ray). In this single-…

Oral glucose tolerance tests were performed in the morning and afternoon of separate days
on 31 people derived from a normal population sample. Blood sugar levels were higher in …

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… At E8.75, hearts of Smarcd3 knockdown embryos had a hypoplastic atrium, and a single
ventricle connected to an abnormal outflow tract; the myocardial wall of the heart appeared …

Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) against human thyroid cell targets
was measured in a chromium release assay, using serum from patients with autoimmune …

The variety of clinical presentations of eye changes in patients with Graves’ disease suggests
that complex interactions between genetic, environmental, endogenous and local factors …