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    Question ID:   15607         Current Version: 1
Question: Who gets Graves' disease?
Category: Diseases & Conditions > Other
Keywords: get, at risk, factor, Graves'€™ disease
Type: who
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Both men and women can get Graves' disease. But it affects women 10 times more often than men. Graves' disease occurs in people of all ages, but most often starts in the 20s and 30s. People who get Graves' disease often have family members who have thyroid or other autoimmune diseases. People who get Graves' disease sometimes have other autoimmune diseases, such as:
  • Vitiligo (vit-ihl-EYE-goh) - a disease that destroys the cells that give your skin its color
  • Rheumatoid arthritis - a disease that affects the lining of the joints throughout the body
  • Addison's disease - a disease that affects the adrenal glands, which make hormones that help your body respond to stress and regulate your blood pressure and water and salt balance
  • Type 1 diabetes - a disease that causes blood sugar levels to be too high
  • Pernicious (pur-NISH-uhss) anemia - a disease that keeps your body from absorbing vitamin B12 and making enough healthy red blood cells
  • Lupus - a disease that can damage many parts of the body, such as the joints, skin, blood vessels, and other organs
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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