Hemoglobin, iron, and vitamin B12 deficiencies and high blood homocysteine levels in patients with anti-thyroid autoantibodies

Autoimmune thyroiditis can be diagnosed by measuring patients' serum levels of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), anti-thyroglobulin antibody (TGA), and anti-thyroid microsomal antibody (TMA). This study evaluated whether there were hematinic deficiencies, high blood homocysteine levels, and se...

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Main Authors: Yi-Ping Wang, Hung-Pin Lin, Hsin-Ming Chen, Ying-Shiung Kuo, Ming-Jane Lang, Andy Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-03-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664612002719