Newborn Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism-Clinical Evaluation and Comparison of Two Different Test Kits for the Determination of TSH in Dried Blood Samples on Two Different Platforms

Newborn screening (NBS) for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) started in the 1970s, with the introduction of radioimmuno assays (RIA) for the measurement of thyroxine (T4), and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH). With the development of sensitive enzyme immune assays (EIA, FIA, FEIA), RIAs were replaced...

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Main Author: Ralph Fingerhut
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:International Journal of Neonatal Screening
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2409-515X/7/3/51