Posted by Noa on May 31, 2000, at 15:26:55
In reply to Re: I'm the thyroid expert now?! - Thanks, posted by SLS on May 31, 2000, at 15:12:08
Scott, from what I understand, thyroid illness does run in families, although I have yet to come across any info that specifies how strong a hereditary link there is and whether the family tendency covers both hyper- and hypothyroid.
An interesting case is that of George and Barbara Bush, who both came down with Graves Disease around the same time, and who dog, Millie also had hyperthyroid symptoms at that time. Of course, this suggests some kind of environmental toxin, rather than a hereditary link!
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