Gut microbiota may play a significant role in the pathogenesis of Graves' disease.

CONCLUSIONS: Intestinal microbiota are different in GD patients. The microbiota we identified offer an alternative non-invasive diagnostic methodology for GD. Microbiota may also play a role in thyroid autoimmunity, and future research is needed to further elucidate the role. PMID: 33234057 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - Category: Endocrinology Tags: Thyroid Source Type: research