Journal article
Prediction of congenital hypothyroidism based on initial screening thyroid-stimulating-hormone
Abstract
BackgroundIn thyroid-stimulating-hormone (TSH)-based newborn congenital hypothyroidism (CH) screening programs, the optimal screening-TSH cutoff level is critical to ensuring that true cases of CH are not missed. Screening-TSH results can also be used to predict the likelihood of CH and guide appropriate clinical management. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the predictive value of various screening-TSH levels in predicting a diagnosis …
Authors
Saleh DS; Lawrence S; Geraghty MT; Gallego PH; McAssey K; Wherrett DK; Chakraborty P
Journal
BMC Pediatrics, Vol. 16, No. 1,
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
12 2016
DOI
10.1186/s12887-016-0559-0
ISSN
1471-2431