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Graves' disease. The most common cause of hyperthyroidism is an autoimmune condition called Graves' disease. The body's immune system creates an antibody that causes the gland to make an excessive amount of thyroid hormone. Graves' disease runs in families, and usually affects younger women.
1 Graves' disease: The production of too much thyroid hormone. 2  Toxic adenomas: Nodules develop in the thyroid gland and begin to secrete thyroid hormones, upsetting the body's chemical balance; some goiters may contain several of these nodules.auses of hypothyroidism include: 1  Hashimoto's thyroiditis: In this autoimmune disorder, the body attacks thyroid tissue. 2  The tissue eventually dies and stops producing hormones. 3  Removal of the thyroid gland: The thyroid may have been surgically removed or chemically destroyed.