Neonatal screening: 9% of children with filter paper thyroid-stimulating hormone levels between 5 and 10 µIU/mL have congenital hypothyroidism

• Main Authors: Flávia C. Christensen-Adad (Author), Carolina T. Mendes- (Author), Maura M.F. Goto (Author), Letícia E. Sewaybricker (Author), Lília F.R. D'Souza-Li (Author), Gil Guerra-Junior (Author), André M. Morcillo (Author), Sofia Helena V. Lemos-Marini (Author)
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• Published: Elsevier.
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Abstract Objectives: To determine the prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism in children with filter-paper blood-spot TSH (b-TSH) between 5 and 10 µIU/mL in the neonatal screening. Methods: This was a retrospective study including children screened from 2003 to 2010, with b-TSH levels between 5 and...