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Patients with chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis have lower levels of zinc in their thyroid tissue compared to patients with other thyroid conditions such as multinodular goiter, adenoma, or cancer.
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Scientists found that people with chronic thyroid inflammation (CLT) have less zinc in their thyroid tissue than people with other thyroid problems like nodules or tumors. This suggests that zinc levels change in a unique way depending on the type of thyroid disease.
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