Does measuring thyroid antibodies help in managing patients with Graves’ disease? – Clinical Thyroidology® for the Public

Clinical Thyroidology for the Public

From Clinical Thyroidology® for the Public: Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disease, meaning that the body makes antibodies that attack and turn on the thyroid, causing the hyperthyroidism. These antibodies can be measured in the blood and have become valuable in confirming the diagnosis of Graves’ disease and in determining relapse risk and duration of antithyroid drug treatment. In this study, the researchers investigate the association between TPOAb and TgAb concentrations and disease relapse in patients with newly diagnosed Graves’ disease managed with antithyroid drugs. Read More…

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