Open AccessEffect of maternal and neonatal factors on cord blood thyroid stimulating hormone
Author(s) -
Sheetal G Lakshminarayana,
Nidhish P Sadanandan,
AK Mehaboob,
Lakshminarayana R Gopaliah
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.179998
Subject(s) - medicine , thyroid stimulating hormone , cord blood , hormone , obstetrics , physiology , bioinformatics , biology
Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is most common preventable cause of mental retardation in children. Cord blood Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (CBTSH) level is an accepted screening tool for CH.