The Claim

Connexin 43 expression is significantly elevated in thyroid tissue from patients with Graves' disease and significantly reduced in thyroid tissue from patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis compared to normal thyroid tissue, indicating that altered Connexin 43 expression is associated with the direction of thyroid dysfunction—hyperthyroidism versus hypothyroidism—in human autoimmune thyroid disease.

Source: Differential expression of connexin 43 in human autoimmune thyroid disease.

What the research says

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Correlation
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In plain English

In people with Graves' disease, a protein called Connexin 43 is found at higher levels in the thyroid, while in Hashimoto's thyroiditis, it is found at lower levels, compared to healthy thyroid tissue. This difference in protein levels is linked to whether the thyroid is overactive or underactive.

See the scientific wording

Connexin 43 expression is significantly elevated in thyroid tissue from patients with Graves' disease compared to normal thyroid tissue, and significantly reduced in Hashimoto's thyroiditis, suggesting altered intercellular communication is associated with the direction of thyroid dysfunction—hyperthyroidism versus hypothyroidism—in human autoimmune thyroid disease.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Differential expression of connexin 43 in human autoimmune thyroid disease.

    Scientists found that a protein called connexin 43, which helps thyroid cells talk to each other, is more active in an overactive thyroid (Graves') and less active in an underactive thyroid (Hashimoto's). This matches the claim that changes in cell communication are tied to whether the thyroid is too active or too slow.

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