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Neonatal screening for congenital hypothyroidism: results and perspectives. Hormone research
Author(s) -
F Delange
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
problems of endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.124
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 2308-1430
pISSN - 0375-9660
DOI - 10.14341/probl11835
Subject(s) - congenital hypothyroidism , in utero , medicine , hormone , pediatrics , brain development , thyroid , thyroid hormones , mental development , endocrinology , physiology , fetus , pregnancy , psychology , biology , developmental psychology , neuroscience , genetics
Congenital hypothyroidism (HB) is detected in 1 out of 4,000 newborns [1, 2]. G is one of the most common diseases in pediatric endocrinology [3 |, as well as one of the most common cases of reversible brain damage and mental retardation in industrial countries. The delay in mental development in hepatitis A is associated with the fact that thyroid hormones take an active part in the development of the brain | 4], the formation of which occurs in utero and in the early postnatal period until the 2nd or 3rd year of life [5].

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