Assertion: thyroid antibody | /r/CapableOf | represent a risk factor
Facets:
value: for development of hashimoto’s
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: High thyroid antibodies are a definitive marker for chronic thyroiditis (inflammation of the thyroid gland) even in asymptomatic individuals and represent a risk factor for development of Hashimoto’s with or without hypothyroidism and are indeed a marker of future thyroid failure.