Serum Selenium Levels in Patients With Graves Disease With or Without Thyroid Ophthalmopathy

• Published in: Endocrine practice Vol. 28; no. 12; p. 1216
• Main Authors: Owji, Naser, Moradi, Fatemeh, Khalili, Mohammad Reza, Jahanbani-Ardakani, Hamidreza
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2022
• Subjects: Cross-Sectional Studies; Graves Disease; Health Status; Humans; Graves disease; Graves orbitopathy; thyroid ophthalmopathy; selenium; serum
• ISSN: 1530-891X
• DOI: 10.1016/j.eprac.2022.09.001

Graves disease is one of the most common autoimmune thyroid diseases. Thyroid has the highest concentration of selenium (Se) in the body. Se plays a crucial role in the functioning of some thyroid enzymes; however, there are controversial results regarding the administration of serum Se levels in pa...