Impact of the reduction in TSH cutoff level to 6 mIU/L in neonatal screening for congenital hypothyroidism in Santa Catarina: final results

ABSTRACT Oubjective: To assess the implications of changing the cutoff level of TSH from 10 to 6 mIU/L. Subjects and methods: The study population was constituted by 74.123 children screened for congenital hypothyroidism by the National Screening Program in Santa Catarina, from March 2011 to Febru...

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Main Authors: Marilza Leal Nascimento, Andre Leal Nascimento, Patricia Dornbusch, Masanao Ohira, Genoir Simoni, Edson Cechinel, Rose Marie Mueller Linhares, Juliana van De Sande Lee, Paulo Cesar Alves Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism 2020-10-01
Series:Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2359-39972020000600816&tlng=en