In Italy, a relevant proportion of Graves ’ patients at diagnosis have mild to moderate GD; about half of them have no goiter, slightly less than one-fifth have subclinical hyperthyroidism, and only 20 % have GO. Thus, the clinical phenotype of GD is milder than in the past, possibly due to both earlier diagnosis and treatment, and impro ved iodi..."> In Italy, a relevant proportion of Graves ’ patients at diagnosis have mild to moderate GD; about half of them have no goiter, slightly less than one-fifth have subclinical hyperthyroidism, and only 20 % have GO. Thus, the clinical phenotype of GD is milder than in the past, possibly due to both earlier diagnosis and treatment, and impro ved iodi..." /> In Italy, a relevant proportion of Graves ’ patients at diagnosis have mild to moderate GD; about half of them have no goiter, slightly less than one-fifth have subclinical hyperthyroidism, and only 20 % have GO. Thus, the clinical phenotype of GD is milder than in the past, possibly due to both earlier diagnosis and treatment, and impro ved iodi..." />

The phenotype of newly diagnosed Graves ’ disease in Italy in recent years is milder than in the past: results of a large observational longitudinal study

Conclusions < /h3 > < p class= " a-plus-plus " > In Italy, a relevant proportion of Graves ’ patients at diagnosis have mild to moderate GD; about half of them have no goiter, slightly less than one-fifth have subclinical hyperthyroidism, and only 20 % have GO. Thus, the clinical phenotype of GD is milder than in the past, possibly due to both earlier diagnosis and treatment, and impro ved iodine nutrition. < /p > < /span >
Source: Journal of Endocrinological Investigation - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research