This past week, we published a report of structural
skeletal muscle abnormalities in subclinical hypothyroid patients.
The study was conducted by Michael Dunn, PhD and colleagues at the
University of Rhode Island and Brown University. Their study is the
first to document, through light and electron microscopy, muscle
pathology in patients with this early form of hypothyroidism. This
landmark study adds to others that have muscle abnormalities by
other methods. Together, the studies constitute a strong
argument for early treatment of patients with subclinical
hypothyroidism.
We've also published an editorial on the Dunn et al. study by
our Editor-in-Chief, Dr. John C. Lowe.
We'll be grateful for your feedback on our newest publications. Thank you for
reading Thyroid Science. —Tracy Majors,
Editor
Drs. Dunn, Hennessey, Cosmas, Lamont, and Manfredi:
Clinical Case Report: Ultrastructural Evidence of Skeletal Muscle
Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Patients With Subclinical Hypothyroidism.
Dr. Lowe:
Editorial about the Dunn et al.
study:
Structural Pathology in the
Muscles of Subclinical Hypothyroid Patients: Another Call for Early Treatment.
