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Letter to the Editor| Volume 71, ISSUE 6, P411, December 2004

Urinary 8-isoprostoglandin F-2 alpha: a new marker in hyperthyroidism?

Published:September 22, 2004DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.plefa.2004.08.001
      Kim and co-workers has recently presented a study which demonstrated an increase in urinary 8-isoprostoglandin F 2 α levels in patients with Graves’ hyperthyroidism [
      • Kim K.M.
      • Paeng K.J.
      • Hahm J.R.
      • Kim D.R.
      • Chung B.C.
      Elevated urinary 8-isoprostoglandin F2α in females with Graves’ hyperthyroidism.
      ]. They suggested that urinary 8-isoprostoglandin F 2 α can be used as a biomarker in hyperthyroid patients.
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