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syndrome related to abnormal TFTs.

Posted By: nymt on 2006-02-21
In Reply to: ?...how's that possible? euthyroid=normal thyroid function nm (any more info?) - flybye

Subject: syndrome related to abnormal TFTs.

I know, didn't make sense to me either, but it does exist.


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