Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Selenium supplementation is recommended for all patients with mild Graves’ orbitopathy (GO). The thyroid gland contains high levels of selenium, which has an anti-oxidant effect and a role in the metabolism of thyroid hormones. The study on which this recommendation is based was conducted in countries of a selenium-deficient region and did not measure subjects’ selenium concentrations. There is therefore no consensus on optimum dose, duration, or safety...