Preferred Name | Graves' Disease | |
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http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Graves_Disease |
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DEFINITION |
Hyperthyroidism associated with diffuse hyperplasia of the thyroid gland (goiter), resulting from production of antibodies that are directed against the thyrotropin receptor complex of the follicular epithelial cells. As a result, the thyroid gland enlarges and secrets increased amounts of thyroid hormones. --2004 |
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FULL_SYN |
Graves Disease |
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Hyperthyroidism associated with diffuse hyperplasia of the thyroid gland (goiter), resulting from production of antibodies that are directed against the thyrotropin receptor complex of the follicular epithelial cells. As a result, the thyroid gland enlarges and secrets increased amounts of thyroid hormones. --2004 |
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label |
Graves' Disease |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:Graves_Disease |
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prefLabel |
Graves' Disease |
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Synonym |
Graves Disease |
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subClassOf |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Goiter http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#Hyperthyroidism |