The Claim

In individuals with Down syndrome and autoimmune thyroid disease, the absence of thyroid-stimulation blocking antibody (TSBAb) does not prevent the development of hypothyroidism when thyroid-stimulating antibody (TSAb) is present, challenging the assumption that TSBAb is necessary for hypothyroidism in autoimmune thyroid disease.

Source: Discordance Between Thyroid Function and Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Receptor Antibodies in Down Syndrome Patients With Autoimmune Thyroid Disease: A Long-Term Follow-Up Study of Two Cases

What the research says

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How it works
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In plain English

In people with Down syndrome and autoimmune thyroid disease, hypothyroidism can occur even when the thyroid-stimulation blocking antibody is absent, as long as the thyroid-stimulating antibody is present, indicating that the blocking antibody is not required for hypothyroidism to develop.

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In individuals with Down syndrome and autoimmune thyroid disease, the absence of thyroid-stimulation blocking antibody (TSBAb) does not preclude the development of hypothyroidism, even in the presence of thyroid-stimulating antibody (TSAb), challenging the assumption that TSBAb is necessary for hypothyroidism in autoimmune thyroid disease.

Why this might work

Long-term immune attack on the thyroid destroys its hormone-producing cells, so even when antibodies try to force the thyroid to make more hormones, the damaged cells cannot respond and the thyroid keeps producing too little hormone.

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What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Discordance Between Thyroid Function and Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Receptor Antibodies in Down Syndrome Patients With Autoimmune Thyroid Disease: A Long-Term Follow-Up Study of Two Cases

    Even when the body has antibodies that usually make the thyroid overactive and no antibodies that block it, people with Down syndrome can still end up with an underactive thyroid — meaning blocking antibodies aren't the only way to get hypothyroidism.

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