Etiological profile, targeted levothyroxine dosing and impact of partial newborn screening in congenital hypothyroidism—A single centre experience

Etiological profile, targeted levothyroxine dosing and impact of partial newborn screening in congenital hypothyroidism—A single centre experience

Background: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is the most common cause of preventable intellectual disability. Newborn screening (NBS) for CH has been in vogue in many parts of the world since 1970, but despite its well-known benefits, many developing countries including India have not been able to est...

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Main Authors: Lakshmi Nagendra, Nisha Bhavani, Praveen V Pavithran, Mohan Shenoy, Usha V Menon, Nithya Abraham, Vasantha Nair, Harish Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
congenital hypothyroidism
newborn screening
overtreatment
targeted dosing
transient congenital hypothyroidism
Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2023;volume=27;issue=5;spage=445;epage=449;aulast=Nagendra

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