Thyroid disease risk varies among blacks, Asians, whites

Wednesday, April 16, 2014 - 14:00 in Biology & Nature

An analysis that included active military personnel finds that the rate of the thyroid disorder Graves disease is more common among blacks and Asian/Pacific Islanders compared with whites. The authors write that the differences in incidence by race/ethnicity found in this study may be due to different environmental exposures, genetics, or a combination of both.

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