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Can you develop graves' disease or is it something you simply have. always had?
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Autoimmune disease: Graves' disease is an autoimmune disease where the thyroid is overactive, producing an excessive amount of thyroid hormones. You do not always have this disease. A simple blood test can usually be diagnostic.
Answered 8/18/2013
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It is developed: But some people have higher vulnerability of acquiring it. This risk is genetic.
Answered 6/4/2014
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