The effect of partial thyroidectomy for Graves' disease on serum long-acting thyroid stimulator protector (LATS-P).
The effect of partial thyroidectomy on serum LATS-P has been investigated in twenty-one consecutive patients. Before surgery, LATS-P was detectable in seventeen (81%) but 1 year after operation only five (24%) had activity. The activity did not fall immediately after surgery but declined progressively throughout the year. In no patient was an increase in activity demonstrated; nor did LATS-P appear in those patients who did not have activity before operation.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D008135:Long-Acting Thyroid Stimulator / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013965:Thyroidectomy / Q000379:methods; D013997:Time Factors
D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D008135:Long-Acting Thyroid Stimulator