autoimmune thyroid disease type 3

Any of a group of disorders (OMIM:608175) caused by an increased immune response to thyroid antigens, such as Graves disease and Hashimoto thyroiditis.

Molecular pathology
Caused by defects of TG, which encodes thyroglobulin, a glycoprotein produced primarily by the thyroid.

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