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Figure 32. .4: Dwarfed boy (subject No. 3) shownatleft before thyroid hormone therapy and at
right after 6 months therapy with 0.3 mg thyroxine. B: Roentgenographof wrist of subject No. 3
showing marked improvementin skeletal maturation after 1 year hormone treatment. Compare
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