Thyrotropin Levels in a Population with No Clinical, Autoantibody, or Ultrasonographic Evidence of Thyroid Disease: Implications for the Diagnosis of Subclinical Hypothyroidism
Author(s) -
Thomas E. Hamilton,
Scott Davis,
Lynn Onstad,
Kenneth J. Kopecky
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2006-2300
Subject(s) - subclinical infection , medicine , autoantibody , anti thyroid autoantibodies , thyroid , disease , thyroid disease , thyroid dysfunction , population , pediatrics , pathology , immunology , antibody , environmental health
The current debate regarding whether to decrease the upper limit for the TSH reference range to 2.5 microIU/ml has considerable potential impact on the diagnosis and treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism worldwide.
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