A related disease is known as Hashimoto's syndrome
A related disease is known as Hashimoto's syndrome. Susceptibility is mainly influenced by chromosome 2q33, and on the HLA region of chromosome 6, and therapy using beta interferon and interleukin-4 is another common cause. It is often a symptom of a more comprehensive disease called autoimmune polyglandular syndrome, and affects four different antigens: sodium-iodide symporter, TSH, thyroperoxidase, and thyroglobulin. FTP, name this disease named for a 1830s Irish physician, the most common cause of hyperthyroidism in the United States.
A related disease is known as Hashimoto's syndrome. Susceptibility is mainly influenced by chromosome 2q33, and on the HLA region of chromosome 6, and therapy using beta interferon and interleukin-4 is another common cause.