Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Graves’ disease (GD) is a complex disease in which genetic predisposition is modified by environmental factors. The pathogenesis of GD and Graves’ orbitopathy (GO) might have a different genetic background – in some patients GO is observed before or late after diagnosis of GD hyperthyroidism. The aim of the study was to assess genetic predisposition to GD and GO in young patients (age of diagnosis ≤30 years of age), in which the time of environ...