Cem Sulu, Selin Ece Dedeoglu, Busenur Gonen, Mustafa Hepkour, Adnan Nuri Guzel, Serdar Sahin, Ahmet Numan Demir, Zehra Kara, Dildar Konukoglu, Taner Damci, Mustafa Sait Gonen
Aim: To investigate the relationship of serum lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] and other serum lipids with presence of Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO). Methods: A total of 99 consecutive patients diagnosed with Graves' disease (GD), aged 18-65 years, who had not received prior treatment for GO, thyroid surgery, or radioactive iodine therapy, were recruited between June 2020 and July 2022. In addition, 56 healthy controls (HCs) were included as the control group. All patients underwent an ophthalmological examination, and were classified based on the presence of GO into the GO group ( n = 45) and no GO group ( n = 54)...
October 26, 2023: Metabolic Syndrome and related Disorders