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Insulin autoimmune syndrome induced by methimazole in a patient with Graves’ disease

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Zhao, WC., Jin, J. & Zhang, JZ. Insulin autoimmune syndrome induced by methimazole in a patient with Graves’ disease. J Endocrinol Invest 36, 450–451 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03347108

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