When a person develops antibodies that attack the thyroid gland, causing the thyroid to produce too many thyroid hormones, that person has ____.
A) dwarfism
B) gigantism
C) Graves' disease
D) myxedema
E) Addison's disease

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Graves' disease is an autoimmune disorder that leads to overactivity of the thyroid gland (hyperthyroidism), where the immune system produces antibodies that stimulate the thyroid to produce too much thyroid hormone.

When a Person Develops Antibodies That Attack the Thyroid Gland