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Magdalena Londzin-Olesik1, Agata Walter2
1Department of Endocrinology and Neuroendocrine Tumours, Department of Pathophysiology and Endocrinology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland. mlondzin@wp.pl.
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