Difference between revisions of "Thyroid gland"

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*Often misspelled "Grave's disease".
*Often misspelled "Grave's disease".
*Autoimmune disease leading to hyperthyroidism.
*Autoimmune disease leading to hyperthyroidism.
*Eye problems not resolved with thyroid removal. (???)
*Eye problems not resolved with thyroid removal.{{fact}}
*Higher risk of papillary thyroid carcinoma.
*Higher risk of [[papillary thyroid carcinoma]].
 
Clinical:
*TSH-receptor antibody +ve.<ref name=pmid19576193>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Massart | first1 = C. | last2 = Gibassier | first2 = J. | last3 = d'Herbomez | first3 = M. | title = Clinical value of M22-based assays for TSH-receptor antibody (TRAb) in the follow-up of antithyroid drug treated Graves' disease: comparison with the second generation human TRAb assay. | journal = Clin Chim Acta | volume = 407 | issue = 1-2 | pages = 62-6 | month = Sep | year = 2009 | doi = 10.1016/j.cca.2009.06.033 | PMID = 19576193 }}</ref>


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