Current status of the congenital hypothyroidism neonatal screening program in Adana Province, Turkey
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, cilt.31, sa.6, ss.619-624, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 31 Sayı: 6
- Basım Tarihi: 2018
- Doi Numarası: 10.1515/jpem-2017-0433
- Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.619-624
- Anahtar Kelimeler: congenital hypothyroidism, diagnosis time, initiation of treatment, screening program, THRESHOLD
- Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır
Özet
Background: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is a common cause of mental retardation; it has a worldwide incidence ranging from 1: 3000 to 1: 4500 live births. Predictably, an increase in the reported incidence of primary CH occurs when the cut-off levels of thyroid-stimulating hormone are lowered. We aimed to evaluate the results of a congenital hypothyroidism screening program and current status in this study.