Immunoglobulins, Thyroid-Stimulating
                             
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                                
                            
                            
                            
                                
                                    
                                            
	"Immunoglobulins, Thyroid-Stimulating" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, 
	MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, 
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				Autoantibodies that bind to the thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) receptor (RECEPTORS, THYROTROPIN) on thyroid epithelial cells. The autoantibodies mimic TSH causing an unregulated production of thyroid hormones characteristic of GRAVES DISEASE.
    
			
			
				
				
					
						| Descriptor ID | D018828 | 
					
						| MeSH Number(s) | D12.776.124.486.485.114.323.480 D12.776.124.486.485.114.648 D12.776.124.790.651.114.323.480 D12.776.124.790.651.114.648 D12.776.377.715.548.114.323.480 D12.776.377.715.548.114.648 | 
					
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