Soroku Nishiyama

TL;DR: It is proposed that hyperthyrotropinemia related to excessive iodine ingestion by the mother during pregnancy in some cases may not be transient, and consumption of iodine by the postnatal child and susceptibility to the inhibitory effect of iodine may contribute in part to the persistent hyperthyroidism.

TL;DR: It is concluded that zinc supplementation is effective for inducing growth in short children with zinc deficiency, and that body zinc clearance tests facilitate detection of marginal zinc deficiency.

TL;DR: Of considerable significance is the finding that the ratio of cholesteryl ester to total cholesterol in LpA-I was significantly lower than that in L pA- I/A-II in both males and females, which might suggest that Lp a-I could be a carrier of free cholesterol.

TL;DR: It is speculated that athletic subjects have a higher turnover of bone status compared with nonathletic subjects.

TL;DR: The occurrence of Tg mutation within the general Japanese population is one in 67,000, and the result suggests that Tg mutations may provide a genetic basis for the cause of familial euthyroid goiter.