Graves’ illness is an autoimmune dysfunction that triggers the thyroid gland to supply extra thyroid hormones than the physique wants. It’s the most typical reason for hyperthyroidism, or an overactive thyroid.
Dr. Marius Stan, a Mayo Clinic endocrinologist, has extra on this thyroid dysfunction.
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