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Prevalence of thyroid dysfunctions in infants and children with Down Syndrome (DS) and the effect of thyroxine treatment on linear growth and weight gain in treated subjects versus DS subjects with normal thyroid function: a controlled study

Background: Individuals with Down syndrome (DS) are at an increased risk of developing thyroid disease, primarily autoimmune, with a lifetime prevalence ranging from 13% to 63%. Unfortunately, there are few studies systematically examining the frequency of thyroid disease in very young children. Aim...

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Autores principales: AlAaraj, Nada, Soliman, Ashraf T, Itani, Maya, Khalil, Ahmed, De Sanctis, Vincenzo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Mattioli 1885 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7233681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31544805
http://dx.doi.org/10.23750/abm.v90i8-S.8503