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What Causes Graves Disease?

I just had a wellness check ok also been watching what I eat reduce sweets any way I have lost 27lbs in a year.my doc now say I have graves / also I do not have the symptoms of that /now my thyroid test was off some. help I don t understand peggy
Sat, 28 Apr 2018
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Hello,

This is an autoimmune disorder in which autoantibody is against anti-TPO symptoms which leads to lid lag, pretibial myxedema, or exophthalmos.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

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Dr. Bhadresh Lakhani
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What Causes Graves Disease?

Hello, This is an autoimmune disorder in which autoantibody is against anti-TPO symptoms which leads to lid lag, pretibial myxedema, or exophthalmos. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Bhadresh Lakhani