Thyroid hormones regulate metabolism, heart rate and body temperature. Graves’ disease affects 2% to 3% of the global population and usually appears before age 30.

Graves’ disease—which affects about 1% of people in the U.S.—is an autoimmune disorder that occurs when the thyroid gland produces too much thyroid hormone.

The condition is named after Robert Graves, an Irish doctor who first described it in the 1800s. What are the symptoms of Graves’ disease? Enlarged thyroid glands are a symptom of Graves’ disease.

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Graves' disease is an autoimmune disorder that can cause hyperthyroidism, or overactive thyroid, according to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

“With Graves’ disease, your immune system makes an antibody called thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin (TSI) that attaches to your thyroid cells,” the NIDDK continued.

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