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To the Editor: The article by Burrow et al. on maternal and fetal thyroid function (Oct. 20 issue)¹ was enlightening, but the authors did not address the possible effect on fetal thyroid function of antithyroid peroxidase (microsomal) antibodies in women with chronic autoimmune thyroiditis. Could transplacental passage of maternal antithyroid peroxidase antibodies damage fetal thyroid tissues? If so, should women with hypothyroidism, especially of recent onset, be tested for these antibodies before or during pregnancy?

Jack L. Snitzer, D.O.
19 Franklin St.
Cambridge, MD 21613

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1. Burrow GN, Fisher DA, Larsen PR. Maternal and fetal thyroid function. N Engl J Med 1994;331:1072-1078. [Free Full Text]

To the Editor: Dr. Snitzer raises the possibility that maternal antithyroid . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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