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Serum-negative autoimmune thyroiditis: what’s in a name?

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  1. Unit of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Laboratory for Endocrine Disruptors, Fondazione Salvatore Maugeri I.R.C.C.S, University of Pavia, Via S. Maugeri 10, 27100, Pavia, Italy

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Rotondi, M., Coperchini, F., Magri, F. et al. Serum-negative autoimmune thyroiditis: what’s in a name?. J Endocrinol Invest 37, 589–591 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40618-014-0083-8

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