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THE ROLE OF LONG ACTING THYROID STIMULATOR IN NEONATAL THYROTOXICOSIS
Author(s) -
MAISEY M. N.,
STIMMLER L.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
clinical endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.055
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1365-2265
pISSN - 0300-0664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2265.1972.tb00380.x
Subject(s) - medicine , singleton , cord blood , endocrinology , thyroid , pediatrics , pregnancy , biology , genetics
SUMMARY Ten pregnant women with a history of past or present hyperthyroidism were investigated. Three of these patients had evidence of LATS activity in their serum. Two of these had infants who had LATS activity in their cord blood; a pair of twins, and a singleton. These three infants developed neonatal thyrotoxicosis. Serial samples of blood from these infants indicated a half life LATS disappearance of 4.1, 6.7 and 7.6 days respectively.