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Serum homocysteine levels are decreased in levothyroxine-treated women with autoimmune thyroiditis
BACKGROUND: Hyperhomocysteinemia is a well-known cardiovascular risk factor and its elevation is established in overt hypothyroidism. Since some authors suggest that chronic autoimmune thyroiditis per se may be considered as a novel risk factor of atherosclerosis independent of thyroid function, the...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3946149/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24581448 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6823-14-18 |