It turned out the young man had what is known as Graves's disease.

后经证实，这名年轻人得了格雷夫斯病。

For example, Neanderthal DNA has been linked to autoimmune diseases like Graves' disease and rheumatoid arthritis.

例如，尼安德特人的DNA与格雷夫斯病和类风湿性关节炎等自身免疫性疾病有关。

The most common primary cause is Graves disease, an autoimmune disorder where B cells produce antibodies against several thyroid proteins.

最常见的原发病因是Graves病，一种由于体内B细胞产生抗体对抗多种甲状腺蛋白的自身免疫性疾病。

The exact underlying process by which thyroid eye disease occurs is not fully understood but like Graves disease, it's an autoimmune disorder.

甲状腺眼病确切的潜在发病机制还未被完全研究清楚，但和Graves病一样，它是一种自身免疫性疾病。

That puts it in a group of other conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, type 1 diabetes, and Graves’ disease.

这使其处于一组其他疾病中，如类风湿性关节炎、1 型糖尿病和格雷夫斯病。

Now, we don't fully understand why yet, but if you have something like Graves' disease, your body produces abnormal antibodies that target the cells of your thyroid gland itself.

现在，我们还不完全明白为什么，但是如果你患有格雷夫斯氏病，你的身体会产生异常抗体，针对甲状腺细胞本身。