Neonatal Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism: A Study Conducted in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Gujarat
Background: Growth and differentiation of the fetal brain largely depend on the thyroidal biochemical cascade. The most common cause of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is thyroid dysgenesis. Maternal iodine deficiency remains to be the predominant cause of underactive thyroid in neonates. Congenital...
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Language: | English |
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Jaypee Brothers Medical Publisher
2024-04-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Medical Biochemistry |
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Online Access: | https://www.ijmb.in/doi/IJMB/pdf/10.5005/jp-journals-10054-0229 |
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