Objective To investigate the effects of time and immunization frequency of administration of AdTSHR289 on the development of a Graves′disease(GD)animal model.Methods BALB/c mice were injected with Ad-TSHR289 or Ad-lacz twice(5 week)or thrice(10 week)at three-weekly intervals.Blood and thyroid glands were obtained 2 weeks or 4 weeks after injection.Total thyroxine(TT4)and thyrotropin receptor autoantibody(TRAb)levels were measured by radioimmunoassay(RIA).Results TRAb significantly increased in all the mice ...