Establishing risk factors and outcomes for congenital hypothyroidism with gland in situ using population-based data linkage methods: study protocol

• Main Authors: Erin Walker (Author), Rachel Knowles (Author), Catherine Peters (Author), Neil J Sebire (Author), Melissa Cabecinha (Author), Helen Aitkenhead (Author), Milagros Ruiz Nishiki (Author), Adeboye Ifederu (Author), Nadia Schoenmakers (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction There has been an increase in the birth prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) since the introduction of newborn screening, both globally and in the UK. This increase can be accounted for by an increase in CH with gland in situ (CH-GIS). It is not known why CH-GIS is becoming more...