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Iodine and thyroid function [PDF]
Severe iodine deficiency causes hypothyroidism that results in impaired somatic growth and motor development in children. Mild and moderate iodine deficiencies cause multifocal autonomous growth of thyroid, which results in thyrotoxicosis.
Hye Rim Chung
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Thyroid function disorders [PDF]
Thyroid function disorders are the most common endocrine disorders in humans. They are frequently diagnosed, with prevalence varying between 2 and 6%, and a female to male ratio of up to 10:1.
Stojković Mirjana
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Thyroid Function and Obesity [PDF]
Important interaction exists between thyroid function, weight control, and obesity. Several mechanisms seem to be involved, and in studies of groups of people the pattern of thyroid function tests depends on the balance of obesity and underlying thyroid disease in the cohort studied.
Laurberg, Peter+5 more
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Polycystic ovary syndrome and thyroid disorder: a comprehensive narrative review of the literature
BackgroundPublished data on the relationship between polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and thyroid dysfunction are sparse and confusing.ObjectiveTo comprehensively review data available in the literature regarding the relationship between PCOS and the ...
Stefano Palomba+7 more
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Trace elements and the thyroid
Trace elements, such as iodine and selenium (Se), are vital to human health and play an essential role in metabolism. They are also important to thyroid metabolism and function, and correlate with thyroid autoimmunity and tumors.
Qing Zhou+3 more
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Introduction: Maternal thyroid disease is considered as a risk factor for abnormal thyroid function at birth, as well as for long-term morbidity in offspring.
Zohar Steinberg Ben-Zeev+6 more
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Research progress on relationships of circadian rhythm with thyroid function and diseases
Circadian rhythm is a phenomenon of diurnal changes in life activities formed by a transcription-translation feedback loop of biological clock genes affected by external environmental conditions.
Yuping YANG+6 more
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Normal thyroid status is dependent on the presence of many trace elements for both the synthesis and metabolism of thyroid hormones. Iodine is most important as a component of the hormones, thyroxine and 3,3',5-tri-iodothyronine (T3) and iodine deficiency may affect approximately one billion people throughout the world. Selenium is essential for normal
J R, Arthur, G J, Beckett
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Thyroid disruptors are found in food, atmosphere, soil, and water. These contaminants interfere with the thyroid function through the impairment of thyroid hormone synthesis, plasma transport, peripheral metabolism, transport into the target cells, and ...
Caroline Serrano-Nascimento+2 more
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Thyroid function in psoriasis [PDF]
Psoriasis has been associated with other autoimmune diseases, e.g. inflammatory bowel disease and autoimmune thyroid disease. These diseases may share genetic susceptibility loci and autoimmune mechanisms including interleukin-17-dependent pathways. However, the relationship between psoriasis and autoimmune thyroid disease remains unclear and a recent ...
Christina Ellervik+8 more
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