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Laboratory evaluation of thyroid function in Australian Aborigines
Author(s) -
Watson Frank,
Dick Matthew,
Khin Darryl Tha
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1983.tb136040.x
Subject(s) - thyroid , thyroid function , thyroid function tests , medicine , interpretation (philosophy) , function (biology) , biology , computer science , evolutionary biology , programming language
The presence of what we believe is a unique variant of thyroxine‐binding globulin in a high proportion of Australian Aborigines causes difficulty in the interpretation of thyroid function tests in such subjects. We present reference ranges for the common tests of thyroid function and a suitable combination of tests for the laboratory investigation of thyroid function in Aborigines. We suggest that the thyroid status of Aborigines previously diagnosed as hypothyroid should be reviewed.