Graves' disease causes

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Seyedmahdi Pahlavani, M.D. [2]

Causes

Graves' disease may be caused by either genetic factors, autoimmune antibodies against thyrotropin receptors, T cells and B cells auto activation and infectious agents.

Causes by Organ System

Cardiovascular	No underlying causes
Chemical/Poisoning	No underlying causes
Dental	No underlying causes
Dermatologic	No underlying causes
Drug Side Effect	No underlying causes
Ear Nose Throat	No underlying causes
Endocrine	No underlying causes
Environmental	No underlying causes
Gastroenterologic	No underlying causes
Genetic	CD 25 gene mutations, CD 40 gene mutations, Cytotoxic t-lymphocyte–associated antigen 4 gene mutations, HLA-DRβ-arg74 gene mutations, The protein tyrosine phosphatase nonreceptor type 22 (ptpn22) gene mutations, Thyroglobulin gene mutations, Thyrotropin receptor gene mutations.
Hematologic	No underlying causes
Iatrogenic	No underlying causes
Infectious Disease	Yersinia enterocolitica
Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic	No underlying causes
Neurologic	No underlying causes
Nutritional/Metabolic	No underlying causes
Obstetric/Gynecologic	No underlying causes
Oncologic	No underlying causes
Ophthalmologic	No underlying causes
Overdose/Toxicity	No underlying causes
Psychiatric	No underlying causes
Pulmonary	No underlying causes
Renal/Electrolyte	No underlying causes
Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy	Anti thyrotropin receptor antibodies
Sexual	No underlying causes
Trauma	No underlying causes
Urologic	No underlying causes
Miscellaneous	No underlying causes

Causes in Alphabetical Order

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