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PURPOSE: To evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of routine calcitonin measurement in patients with nodular thyroid disease.
METHODS: Consecutive patients with nodular thyroid disease (n = 640) were studied. Serum calcitonin levels...
BACKGROUND: Behcet's disease (BD) is a chronic, recurrent inflammatory systemic vasculitis. Evidence for increased atherosclerosis in BD has been observed. The relation between cardiovascular risk factors and increased atherosclerosis in...