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Genetic fault converting T4 to T3

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Is there any member who has a genetic fault with the conversion of T4 to T3 and found they feel better taking a selenium supplement?

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As far as I know, selenium will only help conversion if the poor conversion is due to sub-optimal selenium levels. I doubt it has anything to do with genetic faults.

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