Detecting congenital hypothyroidism with newborn screening: the relevance of thyroid‐stimulating hormone cutoff values

Objectives: To assess the prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism and the ability of various neonatal thyroid‐stimulating hormone (TSHneo) cutoff values to detect this disease. Methods: This cohort study was based on the retrospective collection of information available from the Reference Service fo...

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Main Authors: Stela Maris Silvestrin, Claudio Leone, Cléa Rodrigues Leone
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Brazilian Society of Pediatrics 2017-05-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português)
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255553617300010