Thyroid function and longevity: new insights into an old dilemma.

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

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Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

1. Relational Stability in the Expression of Normality, Variation, and Control of Thyroid Function.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2016
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2. Reference interval of thyroid stimulating hormone and free thyroxine in a reference population over 60 years old and in very old subjects (over 80 years): comparison to young subjects.Thyroid research · 2013
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3. Role of epigenetics in human aging and longevity: genome-wide DNA methylation profile in centenarians and centenarians' offspring.Age (Dordrecht, Netherlands) · 2013
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4. Subclinical thyroid dysfunction and cognitive decline in old age.PloS one · 2013
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5. TSH Measurement and Its Implications for Personalised Clinical Decision-Making.Journal of thyroid research · 2012
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6. Association between increased serum thyrotropin concentration and the oldest old: what do we know?Einstein (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
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7. Ultrasonographic assessment of thyroid volume in oldest-old individuals.Archives of endocrinology and metabolism
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Corrections and comments

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  Genetic predisposition to elevated serum thyrotropin is associated with exceptional longevity.2009

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Abstract

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