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The most common thing to go wrong with the thyroid is autoimmune thyroid disease, when the body turns against its own tissues and tries to destroy them. Over a period of time, this causes the thyroid to become either overactive (hyperthyroidism) or underactive (hypothyroidism). The result is Graves’ disease, the most common form of hyperthyroidism, and thyroiditis, the most common form of hypothyroidism.

But why should a mechanism designed to protect our body and keep it healthy go so drastically wrong? To find the answer, it is necessary to delve deeper into the fascinating science of immunology.