Newborn screening for congenital hypothyroidism: worldwide coverage 50 years after its start

Newborn screening for congenital hypothyroidism: worldwide coverage 50 years after its start

Background: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is a preventable cause of neurodevelopmental delay in children, detectable by newborn screening (NBS) programs for CH. Since NBS for CH was started in Canada in 1974, numerous countries have successfully implemented this public health strategy. However, in...

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Main Authors: Marta Arrigoni, Nitash Zwaveling-Soonawala, Stephen H LaFranchi, A S Paul van Trotsenburg, Christiaan F Mooij
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bioscientifica 2025-01-01
Series:European Thyroid Journal
Subjects:
newborn screening
congenital hypothyroidism
worldwide availability
neurodevelopment
coverage rate
Online Access:https://etj.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/etj/14/1/ETJ-24-0327.xml
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