Re-Evaluation of the Prevalence of Permanent Congenital Hypothyroidism in Niigata, Japan: A Retrospective Study

• Main Authors: Keisuke Nagasaki (Author), Hidetoshi Sato (Author), Sunao Sasaki (Author), Hiromi Nyuzuki (Author), Nao Shibata (Author), Kentaro Sawano (Author), Shota Hiroshima (Author), Tadashi Asami (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Although newborn screening (NBS) for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) in Japan started more than 40 years ago, the prevalence of CH remains unclear. Prevalence estimations among NBS-positive CH individuals include those with transient hypothyroidism and transient hyperthyrotropinemia, and re-evaluatio...