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Liothyronine and Desiccated Thyroid Extract in the Treatment of Hypothyroidism by Idrees, Thaer, Palmer, Scott, Maciel, Rui M B, Bianco, Antonio C

“…The basis for the treatment of hypothyroidism with levothyroxine (LT4) is that humans activate T4 to triiodothyronine (T3). Thus, while normalizing serum…”
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New cases of isolated congenital central hypothyroidism due to homozygous thyrotropin beta gene mutations: a pitfall to neonatal screening by Ramos, Helton E, Labedan, Isabelle, Carré, Aurore, Castanet, Mireille, Guemas, Isabelle, Tron, Elodie, Madhi, Fouad, Delacourt, Christophe, Maciel, Rui M B, Polak, Michel

“…Congenital central hypothyroidism (CCH) is a rare condition that is often diagnosed in late childhood in countries where neonatal screening programs rely…”
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Serum Thyrotropin and Triiodothyronine Levels in Levothyroxine-treated Patients by Ettleson, Matthew D, Prieto, Wesley H, Russo, Pedro S T, de Sa, Jose, Wan, Wen, Laiteerapong, Neda, Maciel, Rui M B, Bianco, Antonio C

“…Abstract Context Small adjustments in levothyroxine (LT4) dose do not appear to provide clinical benefit despite changes in thyrotropin (TSH) levels within the…”
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Mutations in Potassium Channel Kir2.6 Cause Susceptibility to Thyrotoxic Hypokalemic Periodic Paralysis by Ryan, Devon P., Dias da Silva, Magnus R., Soong, Tuck Wah, Fontaine, Bertrand, Donaldson, Matt R., Kung, Annie W.C., Jongjaroenprasert, Wallaya, Liang, Mui Cheng, Khoo, Daphne H.C., Cheah, Jin Seng, Ho, Su Chin, Bernstein, Harold S., Maciel, Rui M.B., Brown, Robert H., Ptáček, Louis J.

“…Thyrotoxic hypokalemic periodic paralysis (TPP) is characterized by acute attacks of weakness, hypokalemia, and thyrotoxicosis of various etiologies. These…”
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Relationship between GH response and glycemic fluctuations in the glucagon stimulation test by Giuffrida, Fernando M.A, Berger, Karina, Monte, Lia, Oliveira, Claudia H.M.C, Hoff, Ana O, Maciel, Rui M.B, Vieira, José Gilberto H

“…Abstract Objective: Verifying the association between glycemic fluctuation and GH response in the glucagon stimulation test. Basal evaluation of growth hormone…”
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Paracrine signaling by glial cell-derived triiodothyronine activates neuronal gene expression in the rodent brain and human cells by Freitas, Beatriz C G, Gereben, Balázs, Castillo, Melany, Kalló, Imre, Zeöld, Anikó, Egri, Péter, Liposits, Zsolt, Zavacki, Ann Marie, Maciel, Rui M B, Jo, Sungro, Singru, Praful, Sanchez, Edith, Lechan, Ronald M, Bianco, Antonio C

“…Hypothyroidism in humans is characterized by severe neurological consequences that are often irreversible, highlighting the critical role of thyroid hormone…”
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Dipeptidyl peptidase IV inhibition upregulates GLUT4 translocation and expression in heart and skeletal muscle of spontaneously hypertensive rats by Giannocco, Gisele, Oliveira, Kelen C., Crajoinas, Renato O., Venturini, Gabriela, Salles, Thiago A., Fonseca-Alaniz, Miriam H., Maciel, Rui M.B., Girardi, Adriana C.C.

“…The purpose of the current study was to test the hypothesis that the dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV) inhibitor sitagliptin, which exerts anti-hyperglycemic and…”
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One month is sufficient for urinary iodine to return to its baseline value after the use of water-soluble iodinated contrast agents in post-thyroidectomy patients requiring radioiodine therapy by Padovani, Rosália P, Kasamatsu, Teresa S, Nakabashi, Claudia C D, Camacho, Cleber P, Andreoni, Danielle M, Malouf, Eduardo Z, Marone, Marilia M S, Maciel, Rui M B, Biscolla, Rosa Paula M

“…There is a concern regarding the use of iodinated contrast agents (ICA) for chest and neck computed tomography (CT) to localize metastatases in patients with…”
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Triiodothyronine Treatment reverses Depression-Like Behavior in a triple-transgenic animal model of Alzheimer’s Disease by Maglione, Andréa V., do Nascimento, Bruna P. P., Ribeiro, Miriam O., de Souza, Talytha J. L., da Silva, Renata E. C., Sato, Monica A., Penatti, Carlos A. A., Britto, Luiz R. G., de Souza, Janaina S., Maciel, Rui M.B., da Conceição, Rodrigo Rodrigues, Laureano-Melo, Roberto, Giannocco, Gisele

“…Alzheimer disease’s (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by cognitive and behavioral impairment. The central nervous system is an important…”
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Assessment of Depression, Anxiety, Quality of Life, and Coping in Long-Standing Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2 Patients by Rodrigues, Karine C, Toledo, Rodrigo A, Coutinho, Flavia L, Nunes, Adriana B, Maciel, Rui M B, Hoff, Ana O, Tavares, Marcos C, Toledo, Sergio P A, Lourenço, Jr, Delmar M

“…Data on psychological harm in multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2 (MEN2) are scarce. The aim of this study was to assess anxiety, depression, quality of life,…”
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Use of Statins Among Patients Taking Levothyroxine: an Observational Drug Utilization Study Across Sites by Idrees, Thaer, Prieto, Wesley H, Casula, Sabina, Ajith, Aswathy, Ettleson, Matthew, Narchi, Flavia A Andreotti, Russo, Pedro S T, Fernandes, Fernando, Johnson, Julie, Mayampurath, Anoop, Maciel, Rui M B, Bianco, Antonio C

“…Abstract Context Treatment with levothyroxine (LT4) that normalize serum thyrotropin (TSH) is expected to restore lipid metabolism. Objective To assess statin…”
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Fine needle aspiration and medullary thyroid carcinoma: the risk of inadequate preoperative evaluation and initial surgery when relying upon FNAB cytology alone by Essig, Jr, Garth F, Porter, Kyle, Schneider, David, Debora, Arpaia, Lindsey, Susan C, Busonero, Giulia, Fineberg, Daniel, Fruci, Barbara, Boelaert, Kristien, Smit, Johannes W, Meijer, Johannes Arnoldus Anthonius, Duntas, Leonidas, Sharma, Neil, Costante, Giuseppe, Filetti, Sebastiano, Sippel, Rebecca S, Biondi, Bernadette, Topliss, Duncan J, Pacini, Furio, Maciel, Rui M B, Walz, Patrick C, Kloos, Richard T

“…To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) to preoperatively diagnose medullary thyroid cancer (MTC) among multiple…”
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Novel etiopathophysiological aspects of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis by Dias da Silva, Magnus R, Maciel, Rui M. B, Lindsey, Susan C

“…Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is an endocrine channelopathy that is often underdiagnosed. TPP results from the combination of genetic susceptibility,…”
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Parity is not related to autoimmune thyroid disease in a population-based study of Japanese-Brazilians by Sgarbi, José A, Kasamatsu, Teresa S, Matsumura, Luiza K, Maciel, Rui M B

“…It has been suggested that the female preponderance for autoimmune thyroid disease might be associated with hormonal differences, abortion, and fetal…”
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The RET p.G533C mutation confers predisposition to multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A in a Brazilian kindred and is able to induce a malignant phenotype in vitro and in vivo by Oliveira, Mariana N L, Hemerly, Jefferson P, Bastos, André U, Tamanaha, Rosana, Latini, Flavia R M, Camacho, Cléber P, Impellizzeri, Anelise, Maciel, Rui M B, Cerutti, Janete M

“…We have previously described a p.G533C substitution in the rearranged during transfection (RET) oncogene in a large family with medullary thyroid carcinoma…”
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Bethesda Classification and Cytohistological Correlation of Thyroid Nodules in a Brazilian Thyroid Disease Center by Reuters, Kassia B., Mamone, Maria C.O.C., Ikejiri, Elsa S., Camacho, Cleber P., Nakabashi, Claudia C.D., Janovsky, Carolina C.P.S., Yang, Ji H., Andreoni, Danielle M., Padovani, Rosalia, Maciel, Rui M.B., Vanderlei, Felipe A.B., Biscolla, Rosa P.M.

“…Background: The Bethesda System has been used to classify thyroid cytology in 6 categories besides presenting malignancy rates and respective approaches…”
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Impaired metabolic effects of a thyroid hormone receptor beta-selective agonist in a mouse model of diet-induced obesity by Castillo, Melany, Freitas, Beatriz C G, Rosene, Matthew L, Drigo, Rafael A, Grozovsky, Renata, Maciel, Rui M B, Patti, Mary Elizabeth, Ribeiro, Miriam O, Bianco, Antonio C

“…The use of selective agonists of the thyroid hormone receptor isoform beta (TRbeta) has been linked to metabolic improvement in animal models of diet-induced…”
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Clinical and molecular analysis of thyroid hypoplasia: a population-based approach in southern Brazil by Ramos, Helton E, Nesi-França, Suzana, Boldarine, Valter T, Pereira, Rosana M, Chiamolera, Maria Izabel, Camacho, Cleber P, Graf, Hans, de Lacerda, Luiz, Carvalho, Gisah A, Maciel, Rui M B

“…Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is mainly due to developmental abnormalities leading to thyroid dysgenesis (TD). TD encompasses very distinct morphologic…”
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Diagnosis of Suspicious Thyroid Nodules Using Four Protein Biomarkers by CERUTTI, Janete M, LATINI, Flavia R. M, RIGGINS, Gregory J, NAKABASHI, Claudia, DELCELO, Rosana, ANDRADE, Victor P, JOAO AMADEI, Marcelo, MACIEL, Rui M. B, HOJAIJ, Flavio C, HOLLIS, Donna, SHOEMAKER, Jennifer

“…Purpose: Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) cytology, a standard method for thyroid nodule diagnosis, cannot distinguish between benign follicular thyroid adenoma…”
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Analysis of somatic mutations in BRAF, CDKN2A/p16 and PI3KCA in patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma by NASCIMENTO, FABRÍCIO P, CARDOSO, MIRIAN G, LINDSEY, SUSAN C, KUNII, ILDA S, VALENTE, FLÁVIA O.F, KIZYS, MARINA M.L, DELCELO, ROSANA, CAMACHO, CLÉBER P, MACIEL, RUI M.B, DIAS-DA-SILVA, MAGNUS R

“…Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC), a neuroendocrine tumor originating from thyroid parafollicular cells, has been demonstrated to be associated with mutations…”
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