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Is hypothyroidism related to pituitary and thymus?

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Dr. John Chiu answered

Partly: The pituitary directs the body's glands to produce hormones and thus a defect in the signaling system to the thyroid may cause hypothyroidism. The thymus is more concerned with immune processing and has no direct role in hypothyroidism.

Answered 12/20/2015

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