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Theories of causation of Graves' disease. A historical perspective
1Endocrine-Diabetes Section, Medical Service, Boston Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Massachusetts, USA.
Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America
|April 16, 1998
Abstract:
There have been many theories regarding the origin or etiology of the peculiar disorder Robert James Graves first described in 1834. This article is a chronological discussion of the main ideas and the eras in which they were prominent, including the cardiac, neural, thyroid, pituitary, and modern eras.