Circulating IgGs May Modulate IGF-I Receptor Stimulating Activity in a Subset of Patients With Graves' Ophthalmopathy

摘要

Context:There is a close association between levels of TSH binding inhibitory immunoglobulins (TBIIs) and Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO). In addition to the TSH receptor, the IGF-I receptor (IGF-IR) has been proposed to be a second autoantigen that plays a role in the pathogenesis of GO.