Detecting Congenital Central Hypothyroidism by Newborn Screening: Difficulty in Distinguishing from Congenital Thyroxine-Binding Globulin Deficiency

Background/Aims: Congenital central hypothyroidism (CH-C) can be detected on newborn screening (NBS) by programs using thyroxine (T4)-reflex thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) test approach. CH-C must be distinguished from T4-binding globulin (TBG) deficiency. We sought to determine whether thyroid f...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Hormone research in paediatrics 2017-01, Vol.88 (5), p.331-338
Hauptverfasser:	Connelly, Kara J., Pierce, Melinda J., Hanna, Cheryl, LaFranchi, Stephen H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Congenital Hypothyroidism - blood Congenital Hypothyroidism - diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential Female Genetic Diseases, X-Linked - blood Genetic Diseases, X-Linked - diagnosis Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male Neonatal Screening Original Paper Thyroid Function Tests Thyrotropin - blood Thyroxine - blood Thyroxine-Binding Globulin - analysis Thyroxine-Binding Globulin - deficiency
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