BOSTON -- Vietnam veterans who came in contact with Agent Orange are more likely to develop Graves' disease than those who avoided exposure, researchers said here.
http://www.medpagetoday.com/MeetingCoverage/AACE/19761
Graves' disease is an autoimmune disease where the thyroid is diffusely enlarged (known as goiter) and overactive, producing an excessive amount of thyroid hormones (a serious metabolic imbalance known as hyperthyroidism and thyrotoxicosis
Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graves'_disease
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