title: Thyrotoxicosis in childhood.
abstract: Evidence supports the presence of a genetic predisposition to an abnormality in immune surveillance, with environmental factors precipitating the development of Graves' disease.
authors.affiliation: Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes Mellitus, School of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, PA.
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Foley
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006111:Graves Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D013971:Thyrotoxicosis / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*