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Graves' orbitopathy as a rare disease in Europe: a European Group on Graves' Orbitopathy (EUGOGO) position statement by Perros, P, Hegedüs, L, Bartalena, L, Marcocci, C, Kahaly, G J, Baldeschi, L, Salvi, M, Lazarus, J H, Eckstein, A, Pitz, S, Boboridis, K, Anagnostis, P, Ayvaz, G, Boschi, A, Brix, T H, Currò, N, Konuk, O, Marinò, M, Mitchell, A L, Stankovic, B, Törüner, F B, von Arx, G, Zarković, M, Wiersinga, W M

“…Graves' orbitopathy (GO) is an autoimmune condition, which is associated with poor clinical outcomes including impaired quality of life and socio-economic…”
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Evidence for a major role of heredity in Graves' disease: a population-based study of two Danish twin cohorts by Brix, T H, Kyvik, K O, Christensen, K, Hegedüs, L

“…The etiology of Graves' disease (GD), affecting up to 2% of a population in iodine-sufficient areas, is incompletely understood. According to current thinking,…”
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A population-based study of chronic autoimmune hypothyroidism in Danish twins by BRIX, T. H, KYVIK, K. O, HEGEDÜS, L

“…Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT), atrophic thyroiditis (AT), and Graves' disease are autoimmune thyroid diseases in which genetic factors are suspected to play an…”
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Twins as a tool for evaluating the influence of genetic susceptibility in thyroid autoimmunity by Brix, T.H, Hegedüs, L

“…Abstract By means of large twin cohorts, it has been possible to provide relatively valid and unbiased data regarding the influence of genetic and to some…”
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A Genome-Wide Screen in 1119 Relative Pairs with Autoimmune Thyroid Disease by Taylor, J. C., Gough, S. C., Hunt, P. J., Brix, T. H., Chatterjee, K., Connell, J. M., Franklyn, J. A., Hegedus, L., Robinson, B. G., Wiersinga, W. M., Wass, J. A. H., Zabaneh, D., Mackay, I., Weetman, A. P.

“…Context: Autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD), comprising Graves’ disease and autoimmune hypothyroidism, are characterized by loss of immunological…”
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Relationship between cigarette smoking and Graves' ophthalmopathy by Hegediüs, L, Brix, T H, Vestergaard, P

“…Environmental triggers in the development of Graves' disease (GD) have been suggested from the very first description of the disease. Since 1987 a number of…”
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Major Role of Genes in the Etiology of Simple Goiter in Females: A Population-Based Twin Study by Brix, Thomas Heiberg, Kyvik, Kirsten Ohm, Hegedüs, Laszlo

“…ABSTRACTThe etiology of simple goiter, affecting up to 5% of a population in nonendemic areas, is incompletely understood. It is generally believed to be…”
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Yersinia enterocolitica infection does not confer an increased risk of thyroid antibodies: evidence from a Danish twin study by Hansen, P. S., Wenzel, B. E., Brix, T. H., Hegedüs, L.

“…Summary Understanding of the aetiological basis of thyroid autoimmunity may be gained by studying the early stages of the disease process. We aimed to (1)…”
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The Impact of Post-Thyroidectomy Neck Stretching Exercises on Neck Discomfort, Pressure Symptoms, Voice and Quality of Life: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Thorsen, Rikke Taudal, Døssing, Helle, Bonnema, Steen Joop, Brix, Thomas Heiberg, Godballe, Christian, Sorensen, Jesper Roed

“…Background Following surgery for benign nodular goiter, patients may experience neck and shoulder pain, neck pressure and tightness, choking sensation, altered…”
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Do bone turnover markers reflect changes in bone microarchitecture during treatment of patients with thyroid dysfunction? by Vinther, C. J., Poulsen, L. H., Nicolaisen, P., Obling, M. L., Brix, T. H., Hermann, A. P., Hegedüs, L., Jørgensen, N. R., Hansen, S., Bonnema, S. J.

“…Purpose This study aimed to compare changes in the bone turnover markers (BTMs)—C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen (CTX-I) and procollagen I N-terminal…”
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Hyperthyroid patients without Graves' orbitopathy are not at increased risk of developing glaucoma: a nationwide Danish register-based case-control study by Brandt, F., Thvilum, M., Hegedüs, L., Brix, T. H.

“…Purpose Graves' disease (GD) and toxic nodular goiter (TNG) are associated with various comorbidities. However, it is unclarified whether TNG and GD without…”
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A population-based study of Graves' disease in Danish twins by Heiberg Brix, Thomas, Christensen, Kaare, Holm, Niels V., Harvald, Bent, Hegedüs, Laszlo

“…OBJECTIVE The aetiology of Graves' disease (GD) is generally thought to fit a multi‐factorial pattern of inheritance in which clinical disease develops on the…”
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Validity of self-reported hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism: comparison of self-reported questionnaire data with medical record review by Brix, T H, Kyvik, K O, Hegedüs, L

“…Studies that aim at identifying genes or environmental factors contributing to the development of autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) demand that several hundred…”
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Genetic and environmental factors in the aetiology of simple goitre by Brix, T H, Hegedüs, L

“…The aetiology of simple goitre, affecting up to 5% of a population in iodine-sufficient areas and over 10% in endemic areas, is incompletely understood. It is…”
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Low birth weight is not associated with clinically overt thyroid disease: a population based twin case-control study by Brix, Thomas Heiberg, Kyvik, Kirsten Ohm, Hegedüs, Laszlo

“…OBJECTIVE In recent years low birth weight has been proposed as a risk factor for the development of several chronic diseases in adult life, including diabetes…”
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Cigarette smoking and risk of clinically overt thyroid disease: a population-based twin case-control study by Brix, T H, Hansen, P S, Kyvik, K O, Hegedüs, L

“…The effects of cigarette smoking on the thyroid gland have been studied for years. However, the effect of smoking on thyroid function and size is still…”
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What is the evidence of genetic factors in the etiology of Graves' disease? A brief review by Brix, T H, Kyvik, K O, Hegedüs, L

“…Graves' disease (GD) is generally thought of as a multifactorial disorder in which genetic susceptibility interacts with environmental and endogenous factors…”
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What is the evidence of genetic factors in the etiology of Graves' disease? A brief review by Brix, T H, Kyvik, K O, Hegedüs, L

“…Graves' disease (GD) is generally thought of as a multifactorial disorder in which genetic susceptibility interacts with environmental and endogenous factors…”
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Asymmetry indicates more severe and active disease in Graves’ orbitopathy: results from a prospective cross-sectional multicentre study by Perros, P., Žarković, M. P., Panagiotou, G. C., Azzolini, C., Ayvaz, G., Baldeschi, L., Bartalena, L., Boschi, A. M., Nardi, M., Brix, T. H., Covelli, D., Daumerie, C., Eckstein, A. K., Fichter, N., Ćirić, S., Hegedüs, L., Kahaly, G. J., Konuk, O., Lareida, J. J., Okosieme, O. E., Leo, M., Mathiopoulou, L., Clarke, L., Menconi, F., Morris, D. S., Orgiazzi, J., Pitz, S., Salvi, M., Muller, I., Knežević, M., Wiersinga, W. M., Currò, N., Dayan, C. M., Marcocci, C., Marinò, M., Möller, L., Pearce, S. H., Törüner, F., Bernard, M.

“…Purpose Patients with Graves’ orbitopathy can present with asymmetric disease. The aim of this study was to identify clinical characteristics that distinguish…”
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A critical review and meta-analysis of the association between overt hyperthyroidism and mortality by Brandt, Frans, Green, Anders, Hegedüs, Laszlo, Brix, Thomas H

“…The authors and the journal apologise for an error in Figure 2 of this article published in European Journal of Endocrinology (2011) 165 491–497…”
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