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Unnoticed maternal Graves’ disease revealed by the baby’s low free thyroxine in newborn screening: an underestimated condition supporting thyroid disease screening among pregnant women

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  1. Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kanagawa Children’s Medical Center, Yokohama, 232-8555, Japan

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Adachi, M., Soneda, A. Unnoticed maternal Graves’ disease revealed by the baby’s low free thyroxine in newborn screening: an underestimated condition supporting thyroid disease screening among pregnant women. J Endocrinol Invest 41, 143–144 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40618-017-0777-9

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