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Lower free thyroxin associates with a less favorable metabolic phenotype in healthy pregnant women.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Dec 2011
Bassols Judit, Prats-Puig Anna, Soriano-Rodríguez Pilar, García-González María Mar, Reid Joanna, Martínez-Pascual María, Mateos-Comerón Fátima, de Zegher Francis, Ibáñez Lourdes, López-Bermejo Abel
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CONTEXT: A lower free T(4) (fT4), within the euthyroid range, has been shown in adults to associate with an adverse metabolic phenotype. Thyroid physiology changes significantly during gestation and affects maternal and fetal well-being. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to test the hypothesis that a lower serum fT4 in healthy euthyroid pregnant women is related to a less favorable metabolic phenotype and to...
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