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We present evidence for TSAb interaction with three distinct regions of the TSH-R, one in immediate vicinity of the carboxy terminal serpentine. Three murine monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs 28\u00b71, A9 and 31\u00b77) directed to amino acids 36\u201340, 147\u2013228 and 382\u2013415 were labelled and tested for their binding to human recombinant TSH-R on solid phase. All MoAbs bound to TSH-R with a Kd of 8\u201312 nm and showed no competition among themselves. We tested 114 sera from euthyroid controls, 118 TBII positive sera from patients with GD (containing TSAb confirmed by bioassays), 16 TBII positive sera from patients with autoimmune thyroid disease (AIT), who were hypothyroid and had TSH blocking antibodies (TBAb), and 20 patients with AIT, who were hypothyroid but negative for all TRAb. Mid-regional MoAb A9 tracer achieved the highest sensitivity in the GD group (72\u00b70%), whereas C-terminal MoAb 31\u00b77 found most sera positive in the AIT group (87\u00b75%). Surprisingly, the N-terminal MoAb 28\u00b71 had the lowest sensitivity in the GD (10\u00b74%) and AIT group (43\u00b78%). Using a mixture of all three tracer MoAbs did not increase the sensitivity in the GD or AIT group, compared to the best single MoAb alone. Median inhibition of MoAb A9 was significantly (P\u2003&amp;lt;\u20030\u00b7001) higher than inhibition of MoAbs 28\u00b71 or 31\u00b77 in the group of GD patients but not in other groups. Almost all patient sera with positive reactivity in the MoAb tracer assays had TBII values in the higher range. However, there were many highly TBII positive sera, which did not show a displacement of the MoAb tracers. We conclude that, contrary to some reports, the binding of TSAb and TBAb to the TSH-R is not restricted to distinct and distant epitopes. The middle part of the TSH-R seems to be more relevant for TSAb binding than the N-terminal part, while a proportion of TSAb autoantibodies also binds to a C-terminal epitope of the TSH-R. 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