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ea0022p779 | Thyroid | ECE2010

Selenium serum levels in patients with mild Graves' orbitopathy: results of a controlled study

Krassas Gerasimos , Karras Spiros , Boboridis Kostas , Spanos Evagelos

It has been reported recently that selenium (SE) administration over a 6-month period significantly improved the eye involvement in patients with mild GO.Aim: To investigate SE levels in such patients and find out if they differ from controls, finding which might explain the beneficial effect of SE in such patients.Patients: One hundred and four patients (82F) mean age 47.88±827 (S.D.) (range 32–65) with mi...