Background A case of thyroid hormone deficiency which presented at birth. Thyroid hormones are essential for brain development and normal cognitive function.
Heba Elsedfy, Radwa Gamal
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Introduction: Congenital hypothyroidism is the most preventable and treatable cause of mental retardation in newborns and infants. Screening for congenital hypothyroidism in newborns and infants is not a routine practice in our part of the world.
Bijaya Mishra+7 more
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Information Registry System on Congenital Hypothyroidism: A Systematic Review
Background: Congenital hypothyroidism is the most common congenital disorder of the endocrine system, leading to preventable mental retardation. Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the current status of congenital hypothyroidism information registry ...
Morteza Ghasempour+4 more
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Novel associations for hypothyroidism include known autoimmune risk loci [PDF]
Hypothyroidism is the most common thyroid disorder, affecting about 5% of the general population. Here we present the first large genome-wide association study of hypothyroidism, in 2,564 cases and 24,448 controls from the customer base of 23andMe, Inc.,
A Alcina+57 more
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A 7-year study on the prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism in northern Iran
Background: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is one of the most common congenital endocrine disorders. The present study determined the prevalence and demographic characteristics of congenital hypothyroidism in the north of Iran. Objective: To determine
Zahra Beheshti+4 more
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Trends in Scottish newborn screening programme for congenital hypothyroidism 1980-2014: strategies for reducing age at notification after initial and repeat sampling [PDF]
Objectives: To determine ages at first capillary sampling and notification and age at notification after second sampling in Scottish newborns referred with elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH).
Donaldson, Malcolm+6 more
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The Pathogenic TSH β-Subunit Variant C105Vfs114X Causes a Modified Signaling Profile at TSHR [PDF]
1) Background: Central congenital hypothyroidism (CCH) is a rare endocrine disorder that can be caused by mutations in the β-subunit of thyrotropin (TSHB).
Biebermann, Heike+6 more
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Congenital hypothyroidism in pediatric practice
We present observation of two patients with congenital hypothyroidism. Importance of neonatal screening for congenital hypothyroidism is demonstrated.The main principles of diagnostics, therapy and dispensary supervision, role of pediatricians in ...
A. V. Vitebskaya, T. V. Igamberdieva
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A new mutation in the promoter region of the PAX8 gene causes true congenital hypothyroidism with thyroid hypoplasia in a girl with Down's syndrome [PDF]
<b>Background:</b> Thyroid dysfunction is common in newborn infants with Down's syndrome (DS), but defects causing classic thyroid dysgenesis (TD) with permanent congenital hypothyroidism (CH) have not been described.<p></p> ...
Donaldson, Malcolm+6 more
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Intellectual and motor development of young adults with congenital hypothyroidism diagnosed by neonatal screening [PDF]
Contains fulltext : 35756.pdf (publisher's version ) (Open Access)CONTEXT: Long-term follow-up data on cognitive and motor functioning in adult patients with congenital hypothyroidism, diagnosed by neonatal screening, are scarce. Hence,
Faber, I.+9 more
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