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Amniotic Fluid reverse T3 (AFrT3) was measured and it was correlated with serum (maternal) rT3 levels as well as with L/S ratio. No significant correlation was found between maternal serum rT3 and L/S ratio. Similarly no correlation was found between AFrT3 and maternal rT3. It is concluded that AFrT3 level is not a good marker for antenatal detection of fetal hypothyroidism.
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Verma, S.K., Dooley, L., Verma, K. et al. Measurement of reverse triodothyronine in material serum and amniotic fluid and its correlation with fetal lung maturity. Indian J Pediatr 49, 181–183 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02830742
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