Endemic Cretinism: Toward a Unifying Hypothesis

Based on our data, the clinical picture of endemic cretinism results from the product of two pathophysiological events. Both events share a common feature, namely iodine deficiency, but act at different points in time. The first event occurs in all cretins and represents the prenatal action of thyro...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Thyroid (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 1993, Vol.3 (1), p.59-69
Hauptverfasser:	Boyages, S C, Halpern, J P
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals China Congenital Hypothyroidism - diagnosis Congenital Hypothyroidism - epidemiology Congenital Hypothyroidism - etiology Congenital Hypothyroidism - prevention & control Female Goiter - complications Humans Iodine - deficiency Models, Biological Nervous System Diseases - etiology Pregnancy
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