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Thyroglobulin and thyroglobulin autoantibodies: interpret with care

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    Tze Ping Loh

  2. Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119074, Singapore, Singapore

    Hui Wen Chong & Shih Ling Kao

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Loh, T.P., Chong, H.W. & Kao, S.L. Thyroglobulin and thyroglobulin autoantibodies: interpret with care. Endocrine 46, 360–361 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-013-0103-z

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