Neonatal Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism: A Study Conducted in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Gujarat

Background: Growth and differentiation of the fetal brain largely depend on the thyroidal biochemical cascade. The most common cause of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is thyroid dysgenesis. Maternal iodine deficiency remains to be the predominant cause of underactive thyroid in neonates. Congenital...

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Main Authors: Shubhangi Rathod, Ramesh Pradhan, Rosy Lekharu, Jaydip Vala, Mehak Kulshrestha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publisher 2024-04-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Biochemistry
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Online Access:https://www.ijmb.in/doi/IJMB/pdf/10.5005/jp-journals-10054-0229
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