Have you ever heard of a case where siblings have both been diagnosed with Graves Disease?

[kbeth67]

My younger sister was diagnosed with GD about 10 years ago.  I too have now been diagnosed with GD.  I know that it tends to be hereditary.  I have an aunt and a first cousin that have been diagnosed as well.  Have you ever heard of a case where siblings have both diagnosed with GD?  I would think that it would be very rare since GD in its self is so rare.

[kbeth67]

Hmmm now that you mention it...I am of Irish decent as well.  I have not heard of that connection but I am newly diagnosed so I have not been able to read up on it much yet.  I do remember reading that...Graves Disease is a rare autoimmune disorder that affects only 2% of our population.  

I have been reading up on how to treat Graves...I am sure there is someone on here who has tried  natural remedies...do they work well enough to skip the meds or not?  Any information would be appreciated...Thanks  :o)

[Smilerdeb]

One of my elder sisters (6 years older) has Graves Disease and so do i.
But to make matters more complicated, My other sister (4 years older) has Hashimoto as I recently found out when she visited Australia in the New Year.
I might add that we have Irish descent in our Family...Dad is Irish, Mum is English.
There is a genetic tendancy for people to have siblings in the family with Graves and also believed to be from people with Irish/English descent.

Graves is not as rare as you may think.