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The Impact of Seasonal Changes on Thyroxine and Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone in Newborns

Newborn screening for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is performed by measuring the concentration of thyroxine (T4) and/or thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in dried blood spots. Unfortunately, the levels of T4 and TSH vary due to multiple factors, and therefore the false-positive rate for the test i...

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Autores principales: McMahon, Rebecca, DeMartino, Lenore, Sowizral, Mycroft, Powers, Diana, Tracy, Melissa, Caggana, Michele, Tavakoli, Norma P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7930942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33546274
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijns7010008