Med. J. Malaysia

Prevalence of endocrine complications in transfusion dependent thalassemia in Hospital Pulau Pinang: A pilot study.

Lee KT, Lim SL, Goh AS

Frequent blood transfusions results in iron overload and lead to multiple endocrine complications. In spite of improvements in iron chelation therapy, ... Read More

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Nat Rev Endocrinol 2020 Jan 31

Levothyroxine treatment and cholesterol in hypothyroidism.

Bianco AC, Taylor P

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Environ. Health Perspect.

Transthyretin-Binding Activity of Complex Mixtures Representing the Composition of Thyroid-Hormone Disrupting Contaminants in House Dust and Human Serum.

Hamers T, Kortenkamp A, Scholze M, Molenaar D, Cenijn PH, Weiss JM

House dust contains many organic contaminants that can compete with the thyroid hormone (TH) thyroxine (T4) for binding to transthyretin (TTR). How th ... Read More

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Indian J Med Microbiol

Fungal infection in a post-renal transplant patient with Diaporthe.

Vichitra K, Gopal L, Govindarao B, Chandrasekaran V, Kindo AJ

Post-renal transplant fungal infections continue to be a major cause of mortality and morbidity. Universally reported fungi are Candida, especially Ca ... Read More

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J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 2020 Jan 31

Cognitive function in children with idiopathic subclinical hypothyroidism: effects of two years of levothyroxine therapy.

Capalbo D, Alfano S, Polizzi M, Di Mase R, Improda N, Esposito A, Bravaccio C, Salerno M

Long-term consequences of mild subclinical hypothyroidism (SH) in children are still unclear and the need for levothyroxine (L-T4) supplementation rem ... Read More

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