TY - JOUR
T1 - Congenital hypothyroidism due to defects of thyroid development and mild increase of TSH at screening
T2 - Data from the Italian National Registry of infants with congenital hypothyroidism
AU - Olivieri, Antonella
AU - Corbetta, Carlo
AU - Weber, Giovanna
AU - Vigone, Maria Cristina
AU - Fazzini, Cristina
AU - Medda, Emanuela
PY - 2013/4
Y1 - 2013/4
N2 - Context: Over the years lower TSH cutoffs have been adopted in some screening programs for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) worldwide. This has resulted in a progressive increase in detecting additional mild forms of the disease, essentially with normally located and shaped thyroid. However, the question of whether such additional mildCH casescan benefit from detection by newborn screening and early thyroid hormone treatment is still open. Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the frequency of cases with mild increase of TSH at screening in the Italian population of babies with permanent CHandto characterize these babies in terms of diagnosis classification and neonatal features. Methods: Data recorded in the Italian National Registry of infants with CH were analyzed. Results: Between 2000 and 2006, 17 of the 25 Italian screening centers adopted a TSH cutoff at screening of
AB - Context: Over the years lower TSH cutoffs have been adopted in some screening programs for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) worldwide. This has resulted in a progressive increase in detecting additional mild forms of the disease, essentially with normally located and shaped thyroid. However, the question of whether such additional mildCH casescan benefit from detection by newborn screening and early thyroid hormone treatment is still open. Objective: The aim of this study was to estimate the frequency of cases with mild increase of TSH at screening in the Italian population of babies with permanent CHandto characterize these babies in terms of diagnosis classification and neonatal features. Methods: Data recorded in the Italian National Registry of infants with CH were analyzed. Results: Between 2000 and 2006, 17 of the 25 Italian screening centers adopted a TSH cutoff at screening of
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U2 - 10.1210/jc.2012-3273
DO - 10.1210/jc.2012-3273
M3 - Article
C2 - 23443814
AN - SCOPUS:84876214182
VL - 98
SP - 1403
EP - 1408
JO - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
JF - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
SN - 0021-972X
IS - 4
ER -