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Biotin: misleading thyroid function test results

 Adverse Effects  Biotin, present in dietary supplements in particular, can lead to false results with serum-based thyroid function tests.
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Source: "Biotin: misleading thyroid function test results" Prescrire Int 2023; 32 (253): 272. Subscribers only.

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