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Thyroid Diseases

Autoimmunity to thyroid antigens is by far the most common cause of thyroid disease. These include Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) and Grave’s disease (GD). HT is primarily a T-cell mediated disease and GD is mediated by anti-TSH receptor autoantibodies. HT causes hypothyroidism and GD causes hyperthyroidism. GD accounts for 60-80% of all cases of hyperthyroidism.

The most common autoantibodies found in autoimmune thyroiditis are targeted to thyroid peroxidase (TPO), thyroglobulin (Tg) and thyroid stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR). Anti-TSHR and anti-TPO Autoantibodies are found in GD generally with anti-TPO, anti-Tg Autoantibodies present in HT. TPO and Tg may not play as pivotal a role as antibodies to TSHR, in the pathogenesis of these diseases. 


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