Iodine Deficiency Hypothyroidism in Residents of the Prykarpattia Region: Results of the First Phase of the Clinical Examination Using Pyruvate Dehydrogenase and α-ketonuria Tests

Y. Tomashevskyy, R. Makar, O. Safonova, N. Tomashevska, A. Paran’ka Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University Introduction. According to a WHO study, about 30.0% of the Earth’s population is at an iodine deficiency (ID) risk; about 20 million people are mentally disturbed due to a deficit of iodine in the organism. The research of the Read More …