Endocrine Abstracts

Graves’ disease (GD) is hyperthyroidism associated with organ-specific autoimmune 14 inflammation. GD occurs more frequently in adults than in children, however, pediatric patients are 15 a therapeutic challenge due to cycles of remissions and relapses requiring constant monitoring at 16 every stage of treatment administered. Dendritic cells (DCs) are considered a link between innate 17 and adaptive immunity. DCs as antigen-presenting cells (APCs) are involved in antigen ...