Defining reference range for TSH, FT4, T4 hormones used in screening neonatal hypothyroidism in a referral center in Tehran

Background: Congenital hypothyroidism is a major but preventable cause of mental backwardness in infants. In case of hypothyroidism in fetuses, certain complications will occur in vital organs like the central nervous system and the skeleton. Before screening programs were introduced, congenital hyp...

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Main Authors: Alireza Abdollahi, Zohreh-Sadat Rozati
Format: Article
Language:fas
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-01-01
Series:Tehran University Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://tumj.tums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-25-5407&slc_lang=en&sid=1