Role of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) pathway in the pathogenesis of Graves' orbitopathy.

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Published in Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab on June 01, 2012

Authors

Terry J Smith1, Laszlo Hegedüs, Raymond S Douglas

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1: University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI 48105, USA. terrysmi@med.umich.edu

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