What does Graves’ disease develop from?
a. A viral infection of the thyroid gland that causes overproduction of thyroid hormone
b. An autoimmune process during which lymphocytes and fibrous tissue replace thyroid tissue
c. A thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin that causes overproduction of thyroid hormones
d. An ingestion of goitrogens that inhibits the synthesis of the thyroid hormones, causing a goiter
Ans: c. A thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin that causes overproduction of thyroid hormones
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