Long-Term Course of Hypothyroidism Detected through Neonatal TSH Screening in a Population-Based Cohort of Very Preterm Infants Born at Less than 32 Weeks of Gestation

Long-Term Course of Hypothyroidism Detected through Neonatal TSH Screening in a Population-Based Cohort of Very Preterm Infants Born at Less than 32 Weeks of Gestation

After several decades of successful newborn screening (NBS) for congenital hypothyroidism, the optimal hypothyroidism NBS algorithm for very preterm infants is still controversial. Due to concerns about an elevated risk of a false-negative initial thyroid-stimulation hormone (TSH) screening, repeat...

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Main Authors: Birgit Odenwald, Aline Fischer, Wulf Röschinger, Bernhard Liebl, Heinrich Schmidt, Uta Nennstiel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:International Journal of Neonatal Screening
Subjects:
neonatal screening
thyroid-stimulation hormone
congenital hypothyroidism
preterm infant
follow-up
re-evaluation
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2409-515X/7/4/65

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