Clinical Thyroidology for the Public summarizes selected research studies discussed in the previous month’s issue of Clinical Thyroidology, an official publication of the American Thyroid Association.
Editor-in-chief, Alan Farwell, MD
Volume 8 Issue 1
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HYPOTHYROIDISM There is substantial overlap between the symptoms of patients with hypothyroidism and those with normal thyroid function
Carlé A et al. Hypothyroid symptoms and the likelihood of overt thyroid failure: a population-based case-control study. Eur J Endocrinol 2014;171:593-602.
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HYPOTHYROIDISM Although 99% of patients are well treated, several factors contribute to high levothyroxine doses in primary hypothyroidism
Robertson HMA et al. Factors contributing to high levothyroxine doses in primary hypothyroidism; an interventional audit of a large community database. Thyroid, September 9, 2014 [Epub ahead of print].
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HYPOTHYROIDISM IN PREGNANCY How often does screening detect overt hypothyroidism during pregnancy?
Pop V et al. The attitude toward hypothyroidism during early gestation: time for a change of mind? Thyroid. 2014 Oct;24(10):1541-6. doi: 10.1089/thy.2014.0007. Epub 2014 Aug 7.
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THYROID NODULES AND CANCER Next-generation sequencing molecular marker assay results in accurate diagnosis of cancer in thyroid nodules with indeterminate thyroid biopsy results
Nikiforov YE et al. Highly accurate diagnosis of cancer in thyroid nodules with follicular neoplasm/suspicious for a follicular neoplasm cytology by ThyroSeq v2 next-generation sequencing assay. Cancer. September 10, 2014 [Epub ahead of print].
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THYROID CANCER Adequate surgery for low-risk papillary thyroid cancer— the debate rages on
Adam MA et al. Extent of surgery for papillary thyroid cancer is not associated with survival: an analysis of 61,775 patients. Ann Surg 2014;260:601-7.
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