Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Graves’ disease (GD) is an autoimmune disorder of the thyroid gland, which is characterisied by a breakdown in immune tolerance. The lymphocytic infiltration of the thyroid leads to production of autioantibodies targeting thyroid stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR). The clinical course of GD varies among patients and it is difficult to predict the relapse risk after antithyroid therapy withdrawal. It is believed that GD occurs due to genetic suspectibility ...