Table 1. Characteristics of patients with thyroid-associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) and subjects without TAO from whom the experimental orbital fibroblasts were obtained.
| Patients with TAO | Subjects without TAO | |
|---|---|---|
| (n = 4) | (n = 4) | |
| Mean age, years (range) | 46.5 (23–63) | 53.3 (31–69) |
| Sex (m/f) | 2/2 | 1/3 |
| Smoking (years) | 1 | 1 |
| Graves’ dis | 0 | |
| Radioactive iodine therapy | 1 | - |
| Surgery | 0 | - |
| Methimazole | 4 | - |
| Treatment of TAO | 0/4 | |
| Surgery | 4 | - |
| Prednisolone | 3 | - |
| Radiation | 1 | - |
| Euthyroid | 4 | 4 |
| TSH receptor antibodies | 4 | 0 |
| CAS (range) | 3 (2–4) | (-) |
CAS: clinical activity score