The Impact of Seasonal Changes on Thyroxine and Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone in Newborns

• Main Authors: Rebecca McMahon (Author), Lenore DeMartino (Author), Mycroft Sowizral (Author), Diana Powers (Author), Melissa Tracy (Author), Michele Caggana (Author), Norma P. Tavakoli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Newborn screening for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is performed by measuring the concentration of thyroxine (T4) and/or thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) in dried blood spots. Unfortunately, the levels of T4 and TSH vary due to multiple factors, and therefore the false-positive rate for the test i...