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Biochemical, radiological, and genetic characterization of congenital hypothyroidism in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Jul 2016
Deeb Asma, Elkadry Ihab, Attia Salima, Al Suwaidi Hana, Obaid Laila, Schoenmakers Nadia A
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BACKGROUND: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is caused by thyroid gland (TG) dysgenesis or inadequate thyroid hormone biosynthesis in a structurally normal gland. Different etiologies are known to be associated with various clinical, biochemical and imaging markers and a subset of cases have an underlying genetic basis. Despite the presence of neonatal screening programs in the UAE, there is a lack of data on the...
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