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Clinical and laboratory features of children and adolescents with congenital hypothyroidism due to dyshormonogenesis in southern Brazil.
Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia - 1 Apr 2012
Ramos Juliana Cristina Romero Rojas, Lacerda Filho Luiz de, DeMartini Adriane de André Cardoso, Silveira Rodrigo Bruel da, Pereira Rosana Marques, Sandrini Neto Romolo, França Suzana Nesi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To characterize the phenotype of patients with congenital hypothyroidism (CH) due to dyshormonogenesis, and to hypothesize on the degree of genetic defect. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Patients with dyshormonogenesis were subdivided into G1 (radioactive iodine uptake, RAIU > 15%; n = 62) and G2 (RAIU < 15%; n = 32). Thyroglobulin (TG) was measured in all patients; perchlorate discharge test (PDT) was...
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