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Correction to: Residual risks of comorbidities after parathyroidectomy in a nationwide cohort of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism
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Changes in urine dipstick proteinuria and its relation to the risk of diabetic retinopathy and neuropathy
Proteinuria is considered as a predictor for cardiovascular complications in diabetes mellitus (DM). However, no study has examined the association between changes in proteinuria and the risk of diabetic micro...
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Association between experience of insulin resistance and long-term cardiovascular disease risk: findings from the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KOGES)
Although the correlation between insulin resistance (IR) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk is well-established, the impact of changes in IR status over time has received little attention. This study aimed ...
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Mortality rate and causes of death in papillary thyroid microcarcinoma
Papillary thyroid microcarcinoma (PTMC) has an excellent prognosis; however, some PTMCs exhibit poor outcomes. Cancer-specific death from PTMC has been rarely reported, so we aimed to evaluate mortality rates ...
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Potential impact of obesity on the aggressiveness of low- to intermediate-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma: results from a MASTER cohort study
Obesity is associated with an increased risk of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC). Evidence of the impact of obesity on PTC aggressiveness is scarce. We aimed to evaluate the association between the body mass ...
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Residual risks of comorbidities after parathyroidectomy in a nationwide cohort of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism
Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is a common endocrine disorder with increasing incidence, while epidemiologic data in Asian population has been lacking. Therefore, we aimed to identify the incidence, progno...
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Open AccessImpact of surgical factors on delayed hyponatremia in patients with nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma after endonasal endoscopic transsphenoidal procedure
Delayed hyponatremia can occur after pituitary surgery, resulting in prolonged hospitalization. However, the influence of surgical factors after such a procedure has not been well established. The impact of su...
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Association of antibiotics exposure within the first 2 years after birth with subsequent childhood type 1 diabetes
Antibiotics prescription in early life can cause dysbiosis, an imbalance of gut microbiota. We aimed to reveal the relationship between antibiotics exposure during the first 2 years after birth and type 1 diab...
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Diagnostic efficacy, performance and safety of side-cut core needle biopsy for thyroid nodules: comparison of automated and semi-automated biopsy needles
This study was performed to compare the utility of the semi-automated and automated side-cut core biopsy needles for thyroid nodules.
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Core needle biopsy and ultrasonography are superior to fine needle aspiration in the management of follicular variant papillary thyroid carcinomas
Follicular variant papillary thyroid carcinoma (FVPTC) is a problematic entity. FVPTCs are often misdiagnosed by the standard fine needle aspiration (FNA); in addition, FVPTCs represent a mixed group of tumors...
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The longer the antithyroid drug is used, the lower the relapse rate in Graves’ disease: a retrospective multicenter cohort study in Korea
Current literature suggests 12–18 months of antithyroid drug (ATD) treatment for patients with Graves’ disease, but the risk of relapse is high. Although some studies reported better outcomes of long-term ATD ...
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Association of bone biomarkers with advanced atherosclerotic disease in people with overweight/obesity
A growing body of evidence suggests a potential link between bone metabolism and cardiovascular disease. Aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between levels of circulating bone turnover biomar...
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Exendin-4, a glucagon-like peptide receptor agonist, facilitates osteoblast differentiation via connexin43
To investigate whether exendin-4 (Ex-4), a glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonist, affects connexin 43 (Cx43) expression in osteoblasts, and determine the specific mechanism underlying Cx43 modulati...
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Cytopathologic criteria and size should be considered in comparison of fine-needle aspiration vs. core-needle biopsy for thyroid nodules: results based on large surgical series
To evaluate and compared the diagnostic performances of FNA and CNB using various cytopathologic criteria and size subgroups to see how the comparison results differ accordingly.
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Non-glucose risk factors in the pathogenesis of diabetic peripheral neuropathy
In this review, we consider the diverse risk factors in diabetes patients beyond hyperglycemia that are being recognized as contributors to diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). Interest in such alternative me...
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Ultrasonography surveillance in papillary thyroid carcinoma patients after total thyroidectomy according to dynamic risk stratification
To investigate the role of neck US surveillance in patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) after total thyroidectomy according to dynamic risk stratification (DRS) based on response to initial therapy.
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Answer to the readers of “Successful radiofrequency ablation strategies for benign thyroid nodules”
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When should antithyroid drug therapy to reduce the relapse rate of hyperthyroidism in Graves’ disease be discontinued?
The use of antithyroid drug (ATD) therapy in patients with Graves’ disease (GD) hyperthyroidism has been increasing, but ATD therapy is associated with a higher relapse rate. We aimed to evaluate clinical fact...
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The association between metabolic syndrome and peanuts, pine nuts, almonds consumption: The Ansan and Ansung Study
Previous studies reported an inverted relationship between nut consumption and the incidence of metabolic syndrome (MetS). The present study investigated the incidental risk for MetS according to peanut, almon...
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The novel myokine irisin: clinical implications and potential role as a biomarker for sarcopenia in postmenopausal women
To clarify the association of circulating irisin with muscle, liver and bone, and to evaluate irisin as a biomarker for sarcopenia in postmenopausal women.