Hypothyroxinemia of prematurity increases the rate of false-positive results in total thyroxine (tT4)-based screening programs for congenital hypothyroidism.
Claudia M. Flores-Robles+6 more
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Longitudinal evidence of the impact of normal thyroid stimulating hormone variations on cognitive functioning in very old age [PDF]
The purpose of this study was to examine longitudinal associations among thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels and cognitive performance. Data collected at the first three assessment times, approximately 3 years apart, are reported for the survivors ...
Bunce, D, Wahlin, A, Wahlin, TBR
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The Clinical Significance of Subclinical Thyroid Dysfunction. [PDF]
Subclinical thyroid disease (SCTD) is defined as serum free T(4) and free T(3) levels within their respective reference ranges in the presence of abnormal serum TSH levels.
BIONDI, BERNADETTE, COOPER DS
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Study protocol; thyroid hormone replacement for untreated older adults with subclinical hypothyroidism - a randomised placebo controlled trial (TRUST) [PDF]
Background: Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is a common condition in elderly people, defined as elevated serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) with normal circulating free thyroxine (fT4).
Bauer, Douglas+24 more
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Micropenis: an important early sign of congenital hypopituitarism [PDF]
Micropenis is an important sign in neonates, since it may be the only clue to the diagnosis of panhypopituitarism, a potentially lethal but eminently treatable ...
Dezateux, CA+3 more
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Thyroxine is the serum factor that regulates morphogenesis of columnar cartilage from isolated chondrocytes in chemically defined medium. [PDF]
Epiphyseal chondrocytes cultured in a medium containing 10% serum may be maintained as three dimensional aggregates and differentiate terminally into hypertrophic cells.
Ballock, RT, Reddi, AH
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Structure of human transthyretin complexed with bromophenols: a new mode of binding [PDF]
The binding of two organohalogen substances, pentabromophenol (PBP) and 2,4,6-tribromophenol (TBP), to human transthyretin (TTR), a thyroid hormone transport protein, has been studied by in vitro competitive binding assays and by X-ray crystallography ...
Bergman, A+5 more
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Region Specific Reference Intervals for TSH in the First Trimester of Pregnancy: A Three Year Retrospective Study [PDF]
Introduction: Alterations in thyroid hormones levels affect maternal health and fetal neurocognitive development. Variation in geophysical and socio-economic factors, and placental Human Chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) influence thyroid hormone secretion ...
Vijayalakshmi Chandrasekhar+2 more
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Risk of Subsequent Primary Cancers in Thyroid Cancer Survivors according to the Dose of Levothyroxine: A Nationwide Cohort Study [PDF]
Background Current research has not investigated the effect of thyroid-stimulating hormone suppression therapy with levothyroxine on the risk for developing subsequent primary cancers (SPCs).
Min-Su Kim+3 more
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Evaluation of the first automated thyroglobulin assay [PDF]
The aim of this study was to investigate technical and analytical performance of the first automated thyroglobulin (Tg) assay (DPC-Immulite(R); Diagnostic Products Corporation, Los Angeles, USA).
Bland JM+10 more
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