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Thyroid disorders--an update.
Patients with thyroid disease are seen in many diVerent general and specialist clinics because of the many and varied modes of presentation. This review will highlight recent developments in aspects of pathophysiology and clinical management of thyroid disorders but will inevitably not be all inclusive. Recent developments in molecular biology have had important eVects on our understanding of m...
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Thyroid hormone plays an important role in the regulation of lipid metabolism. It acts predominantly through its nuclear receptors (thyroid hormone receptor α and β) to regulate the gene expression related to lipid metabolism. Both overt hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism result in abnormalities of lipid profile. However, changes in serum lipid profiles in patients with subclinical hypothyroidi...
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BACKGROUND Metformin is one of the most widely prescribed antidiabetic medications with a favorable safety profile. In the last decade, several studies have reported a TSH-lowering effect of metformin in patients with diabetes mellitus. OBJECTIVE To review literature data on the role of metformin use on thyroid function tests and the course of thyroid cancer. METHODS WE PERFORMED A SEARCH I...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.77.904.144