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 7 Issue 1
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THYROID AND PREGNANCY Severe hypothyroidism in the mother is associated with possible autism in their babies
Román GC et al. Association of gestational maternal hypothyroxinemia and increased autism risk. Ann Neurol. August 13, 2013 [Epub ahead of print].
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THYROID AND PREGNANCY Low free thyroid hormone levels and positive TPO antibodies are risk factors for premature delivery in women
Korevaar TI et al. Hypothyroxinemia and TPO-antibody positivity are risk factors for premature delivery: the Generation R Study. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. September 13, 2013 [Epub ahead of print].
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GRAVES’ DISEASE Regular white blood cell counts are not helpful in monitoring patients with Graves’ disease receiving antithyroid drugs
Nakamura H et al. Analysis of 754 cases of anthithyroid drug-induced agranulocytosis over 30 years in Japan. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. September 20, 2013 [Epub ahead of print]. Doi: 10.1210/jc.2013-2569.
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THYROID NODULES Risk of thyroid cancer based on thyroid ultrasound findings
Smith-Bindman R. et al. Risk of thyroid cancer based on thyroid ultrasound imaging characteristics: results of a population-based study. JAMA Intern Med. August 26, 2013. [Epub ahead of print]. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.9245.
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THYROID CANCER Neck ultrasound before surgery may change the extent of surgery in patients with thyroid cancer
O’Connell K et al. The utility of routine preoperative cervical ultrasonography in patients undergoing thyroidectomy for differentiated thyroid cancer. Surgery. September 5, 2013 [Epub ahead of print]. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2013.06.040.
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THYROID CANCER Metformin inhibits thyroid cell growth and improves the treatment of thyroid cancer in patients with diabetes
Klubo-Gwiezdzinska J et al. Treatment with metformin is associated with higher remission rate in diabetic patients with thyroid cancer. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2013;98:3269-79. Epub May 24, 2013.
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THYROID CANCER Usefulness of radioactive iodine therapy in children with thyroid cancer after the Chernobyl nuclear accident
Reiners C et al. Twenty-five years after Chernobyl: outcome of radioiodine treatment in children and adolescents with very high-risk radiation-induced differentiated thyroid carcinoma. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2013;98:3039-48. Epub April 24, 2013.
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