Establishing Orbital Fibroblast Cultures from Graves' Ophthalmopathy Patients
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Other organizations : National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang Ming University Hospital
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Variable analysis
- Orbital tissue source (from patients with Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) vs. from apparently normal orbital tissues in age-matched patients undergoing surgery for non-inflammatory conditions)
- Cultured orbital fibroblast characteristics
- Smoking status (all patients were non-smokers or ex-smokers)
- Thyroid status (all GO patients achieved stable euthyroidism for at least 6 months before surgery)
- Disease stage (all GO patients were in the inactive stage of GO)
- Corticosteroid treatment (all patients did not undergo corticosteroid treatment for at least 1 month before surgery)
- Positive control: Cultures from apparently normal orbital tissues in age-matched patients undergoing surgery for non-inflammatory conditions
- Negative control: Not mentioned
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