Scientists Close in on Graves: Elaine, et al.

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" Scientists Close in on Graves " is the title of an article that appeared in

the July 10 health section of MSN. Should we be jumping up and down with

excitement, or is this just hype? Here's the link:

http://content.health.msn.com/content/article/70/81112.htm?lastselectedguid={B

7F18B8A-5BA8-43FC-B950-5FA349C6A692}

Here's the gist of this rather uninformative article for those who don't want

to hassle with the link:

Scientists Close in on Graves' Disease

Scientists Close in on Identifying Cause of Graves' Disease By Cherie

Berkley

Reviewed By <A

HREF= " http://content.health.msn.com/content/Biography/7/40428.htm " >Brunilda

Nazario, MD</A>

on Thursday, July 10, 2003

WebMD Medical News

July 10, 2003 -- A new discovery may soon help Graves' disease patients

attack the problem at its source for the first time. Researchers report they

have

isolated the first human thyroid-stimulating antibody found in Graves' disease

patients.

Scientists say they are excited about the finding because it could be an

important step in understanding the underlying cause of this thyroid disorder.

It

may also lead to the development of new agents for controlling the destructive

action of the antibodies.

The findings are reported in the July 12 issue of The Lancet .