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	Graves' Disease
		Graves' Disease is a type of autoimmune disease that causes over-activity of the thyroid gland, causing hyperthyroidism.
		Graves’ Disease also tends to affect women between the ages of 20 and 40, although it occurs in infants, children, and the elderly.
		Graves’ Disease is the only kind of hyperthyroidism that is associated with swelling of the tissue around the eyes and bulging of the eyes.
	www.4woman.gov /faq/graves.htm (999 words)

	Graves Disease
		Graves' disease is a term used to describe the commonest variety of hyperthyroidism, which is regarded as having an autoimmune basis.
		Autoimmune disease may be understood as a process by which the body sees some part of itself as being foreign and reacts to it much the same way that it would with any bacteria or virus.
		For Graves’ disease, medication is usually prescribed for 18 months with frequent follow-up treatments involving blood tests (every two to three months) and the appropriate adjustment of dosage.
	www.avclinic.com /graves_disease.htm (1710 words)

	GRAVES
		Graves' Disease is a type of autoimmune disease in which the immune system over stimulates the thyroid gland, causing hyperthyroidism.
		Grave’s Disease is the only kind of hyperthyroidism that is associated with inflammation of the eyes, swelling of the tissue around the eyes, and protrusion, or bulging, of the eyes.
		Graves' ophthalmopathy is an autoimmune disease manifested as exophthalmus, lid lag and diplopia.
	www.cidpusa.org /graves.htm (1220 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Graves disease
		Graves disease is a medical disorder that may manifest several different conditions, including goitre and hyperthyroidism (over-activity of thyroid hormone production), infiltrative exophthalmos (protuberance of one or both eyes and associated problems) and infiltrative dermopathy (a skin condition usually of the lower extremities).
		With this being an autoimmune disease which appears suddenly, often quite late in life, a cross reaction by the body to a viral disease is one suspected cause (this is a similar mechanism to that postulated for some cases of type I diabetes).
		Graves' disease is an example of a type II hypersensitivity autoimmune disorder.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Grave%27s_disease (2074 words)

	Graves Disease - symptoms, experience, healing [ grave diease ]
		Graves' disease or diffuse toxic goiter is the most common form of hyperthyroidism.
		A relatively common symptom of thyroid disease is a swelling of the thyroid gland.
		While Graves' disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism, the second most common cause is a toxic multi-nodular goiter, characterized by a rather large, lumpy thyroid.
	www.aboutchronicwellness.com /graves.htm (957 words)

	Gravesâ disease
		Graves' disease is an autoimmune disease (one in which the immune system targets certain tissues and attacks them) that causes overactivity of the thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism).
		Graves' disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism.
		Graves' disease is caused by innapropriate immune system activation that targets the thyroid gland and causes overproduction of thyroid hormones.
	www.adam.com /democontent/hie/ency/article/000358.htm (643 words)

	Graves' Disease (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Graves' Disease is a type of autoimmune disease that causes over-activity of the thyroid gland, causing hyperthyroidism.
		Graves’ Disease is the only kind of hyperthyroidism that is associated with swelling of the tissue around the eyes and bulging of the eyes.
		Graves' disease can be caused by a group of different factors that come together to cause thyroid problems, including heredity, your body's immune system, your age, sex hormones, and possibly stress.
	www.4women.gov /faq/graves.htm (999 words)

	Graves'Disease MEDSTUDENTS-ENDOCRINOLOGY
		Graves’ disease, also known as Parry’s or Basedow’s disease or diffuse toxic goiter, is a disorder with three major manifestations: hyperthyroidism with diffuse goiter, ophthalmopathy, and dermopathy.
		Graves’ disease is currently viewed as an autoimmune disease of unknown cause.
		The disease is associated with generalized lymphoid hyperplasia and infiltration and occasionally with enlargement of the spleen and thymus.
	www.medstudents.com.br /endoc/endoc5.htm (925 words)

	Graves' Disease
		Graves' disease is a condition in which the thyroid gland makes too much thyroid hormone (hyperthyroidism).
		Graves' disease, named after the Irish doctor who first described the illness, is the most common type of hyperthyroidism.
		While Graves' disease is easy to treat and responds well to therapy, people with Graves' can experience hypothyroidism (an underactive thyroid gland) as a complication of treatment.
	www.pdrhealth.com /patient_education/BHG01EN26.shtml (1292 words)

	Graves Disease
		Graves' disease is a thyroid-specific autoimmune disorder in which the body makes antibodies to the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR), leading to hyperthyroidism, or an abnormally strong release of hormones from the thyroid gland.
		The symptoms of Graves' disease stem partly from hyperthyroidism and partly as a consequence of autoimmunity.
		Unfortunately, Graves' disease can be vertically transmitted from mother to fetus, and approximately 1 to 5 percent of infants born to women with the disease are hyperthyroid.
	www.bio.davidson.edu /Courses/Immunology/Students/Spring2003/Breedlove/GravesDisease.html (2205 words)

	Hyperthyroidism/Graves' Disease
		Graves' Disease can affect virtually any person, but females are far more commonly affected, and usually in the younger age groups.
		One of the more common forms of hyperthyroidism is called Graves’ Disease, where the gland is usually symmetrically enlarged, soft, and very vascular, that is, it may have an increase in the size and number of nourishing blood vessels.
		Also, the medical treatment of Graves’ Disease requires almost constant supervision by the doctor, necessitating frequent and continuous tests, medical appointments, etc. In today’s fast paced world and $30 co-pay for a doctor visit, this is, to some, an unattractive alternative.
	www.thyroidcancer.com /hyperthyroidism_graves.htm (1168 words)

	Drug InfoNet - Graves Disease - [general]
		Question: I was diagnosed with Graves Disease in early February, and due to the size of my goiter, etc., decided to have surgery.
		He is not sure if it is carpal tunnel or the results of having once had graves disease, said he would have to read up on graves disease.
		There is no direct relationship to Graves Disease except that there is a slightly higher incidence of adrenal disease in patients with Graves Disease.
	www.druginfonet.com /index.php?pageID=faq/new/DISEASE_FAQ/Graves_Disease.htm (1842 words)

	Graves disease definition - Thyroid: health and medical information about Thyroid Disease, Hypothyroidism, ...
		Graves disease: Generalized diffuse overactivity ("toxicity") of the entire thyroid gland which becomes enlarged into a goiter.
		The rate of concordance for Graves disease is about 20% among monozygotic (identical) twins, and the rate is much lower among dizygotic (nonidentical) twins, indicating that genes make only a moderate contribution to the susceptibility to Graves disease.
		The diagnosis of Graves disease is made by a characteristic thyroid scan (showing diffusely increase uptake), the characteristic triad of ophthalmopathy, dermopathy, and hyperthyroidism, or blood testing for TSI (thyroid stimulating immunoglobulin) the level of which is abnormally high.
	www.medterms.com /script/main/art.asp?articlekey=3634 (433 words)

	MyThyroid.com: Graves' Disease
		Patients with Graves' thyroid disease are also at increased risk for the development of Graves' eye disease, also known as thyroid ophthalmopathy that becomes apparent in about 50% of patients with GD of the thyroid.
		The eye disease and the thyroid disease may be viewed as 2 separate diseases, as one does not invariably accompany the other.
		It is not unusual for the diagnosis of Graves' disease to be made early at a point when blood tests or iodine uptake studies point to an abnormality, yet few or no clinical symptoms may be present.
	www.mythyroid.com /gravesdisease.html (823 words)

	Frequently Asked Questions on Graves' Disease & Hyperthyroidism / Thyroid Disease Information Source - Articles/FAQs
		In Graves' Disease, the condition is caused by a generalized overactivity of the entire thyroid gland.
		Graves' disease is named after, Robert Graves, the physician who first described this form of hyperthyroidism.
		Graves' disease is associated with inflammation of the eyes, swelling of the tissues around the eyes, and bulging of the eyes.
	www.thyroid-info.com /articles/hyperthyroidism-faq.htm (3242 words)

	Child with Graves disease, long term effects - Thyroid Disorders Support Forum (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Graves disease is a chronic illness without a true cure.
		Children in remission from Graves' disease are also at increased risk of becoming hypothyroid in the future, so a case can be made for continued infrequent checks on thyroid function.
		The potential of worsening eye disease has been reported in a small percentage of adults who have received I-131, this does not appear to be a problem in children, who have less severe eye disease in Gravesâ disease than adults.
	www.medhelp.org /forums/ThyroidDisordersSupport/messages/49.html (1126 words)

	MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Graves disease
		Graves disease is an autoimmune disorder that involves overactivity of the thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism).
		Graves disease is the most common cause of hyperthyroidism.
		Graves disease is caused by an abnormal immune system response that attacks the thyroid gland, and causes too much production of thyroid hormones.
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/ency/article/000358.htm (682 words)

	Joint Program in Nuclear Medicine
		Graves' disease has been estimated to occur in 0.4% of the population of the United States with a lifetime risk of 1%.
		Graves' disease is characterized by the association of thyrotoxicosis, diffuse goiter, infiltrative ophthalmopathy and occasionally infiltrative dermopathy.
		The usual surgical treatment of Graves disease consists of sub-total thyroidectomy leaving 3 to 5 grams of residual thyroid tissue attached to an intact inferior thyroid artery (19).
	www.med.harvard.edu /JPNM/TF94_95/Sept13/WriteUpSept13.html (1766 words)

	Graves' Disease Basics
		First described by Sir Robert Graves in the early 19th century, Graves' disease is one of the most common of all thyroid problems.
		Studies show, for example, that if one identical twin contracts Graves' disease, there is a 50% likelihood that the other twin will get it, too.
		And smokers who develop Graves' disease are more prone to eye problems than nonsmokers with the disease.
	www.hipusa.com /eTools/webmd/A-Z_Encyclopedia/gravesdiseasebasics.htm (495 words)

	eMedicine - Graves Disease : Article Excerpt by Sai-Ching Jim Yeung (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In Graves disease, B and T lymphocyte–mediated autoimmunity are known to be directed at 4 well-known thyroid antigens: thyroglobulin, thyroid peroxidase, sodium-iodide symporter, and the thyrotropin receptor.
		However, the thyrotropin receptor itself is the primary autoantigen of Graves disease and is responsible for the manifestation of hyperthyroidism.
		Direct proof of an autoimmune disorder that is mediated by autoantibodies is the development of hyperthyroidism in healthy subjects by transferring thyrotropin receptor antibodies in serum from patients with Graves disease and the passive transfer of thyrotropin receptor antibodies to the fetus in pregnant women.
	www.emedicine.com /med/byname/graves-disease.htm (1161 words)

	Postgraduate Medicine: The many 'faces' of Graves' disease
		Graves' disease is the most common cause of noniatrogenic thyroid hormone excess at any age.
		If the issue is whether the patient has Graves' disease as opposed to thyroiditis (causing leakage of preformed hormone from a damaged gland), RAIU would be the test of choice to distinguish hyperfunctional from hypofunctional glandular conditions.
		While beta blockers have little impact on the fundamental abnormalities in Graves' disease, they are useful in symptomatic management during the 3 to 6 weeks of preparation for surgery or during the 2 to 6 months after radioiodine ablation.
	www.postgradmed.com /issues/1999/10_15_99/felz.htm (3351 words)

	Abbott Diagnostics - Graves' Disease
		Graves' Disease affects approximately three out of 1,000 people, and is more prevalent in women and in families with a history of the disorder.
		Graves' Disease is an autoimmune disorder in which an as yet unknown immunological defect results in production of autoantibodies to the TSH receptor (TRAb) located on the surface of thyroid cells.
		Graves' patients will exhibit low TSH values, as low as 1/100 the level of euthyroid patients.
	abbottdiagnostics.com /Your_Health/Thyroid/Disorders/graves.cfm (294 words)

	Graves' Disease
		Graves' disease, the most common type of hyperthyroidism, is characterized by general over-activity of the thyroid gland.
		Graves' Disease is four to eight times more likely to be found in women than men.
		Symptoms of Graves' disease develop gradually and are sometimes mistaken for simple nervousness due to a stressful life situation.
	www.hmc.psu.edu /healthinfo/g/graves.htm (897 words)

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		Graves' disease triggers an overproduction of hormones from the body's thyroid gland, a key regulator of metabolism and other vital functions.
		Graves' disease is a naturally remitting condition, and over a period of time many of the symptoms, including [those related to] the eyes, may improve.
		Graves' Disease is an auto-immune disease in which the body starts attacking itself.
	www.mercola.com /2001/sep/22/graves_disease.htm (587 words)

	Graves' Disease
		This site is intended for the support and education of patients with Graves' disease and other hyperthyroid disorders.
		Graves' disease(GD)is an autoimmune disorder resulting from a combination of genetic and environmental factors.
		This article describes the role of TSH receptor antibodies in Graves' disease and explains how tests for TSH receptor antibodies are used to diagnose Graves' disease, differentiate it from other conditons, predict remission and monitor fetal health during pregnancy.
	www.suite101.com /welcome.cfm/graves_disease (461 words)

	dreddyclinic.com - Graves Disease
		Graves disease, named after Robert J. Graves, MD, circa 1830s, is an autoimmune disease characterized by hyperthyroidism due to circulating autoantibodies.
		Graves disease, along with Hashimoto thyroiditis, is classified as an autoimmune thyroid disorder.
		Although it may develop at any age and in either men or women, Graves' disease is far more common in women and usually begins between 20 and 40 years of age.
	www.dreddyclinic.com /findinformation/gg/gravesdisease.htm (588 words)

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