Population study of congential hypothroidism and associated birth defects, Atlanta, 1979-1992

American Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 29-32

  Roberts, Helen E ^a   Moore, Cynthia A ^b   Fernhoff, Paul M ^c   Brown, Ann L ^a   Khoury, J ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth defects; Congenital hypothyroidism; Newborn screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CAUCASIAN; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ABNORMALITIES; ADULT; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEONATAL SCREENING; PREVALENCE;

PIERINAE;

EID: 0030991994     PISSN: 15524825     EISSN: 15524833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (18)

1. Brown AL, Fernhoff FM, Miiner J, McEwen C, Elsas LJ (1981): Racial differences in the incidence of congenital hypothyroidism. J Pediatr 99:934-936.
2. Cassio A, Tato L, Colli C, Spoieitini E, Cacciari E 11994): Incidence of congenital malformations in congenital hypothyroidism. Screening 3: 125-130.
3. Chanoine JP, Bourctoux P, Delange F (1988): Congenital anomalies associated with hypothyroidism. Arch Dis Child 61:1147.
4. Committee on Genetics (1994): Health supervision for children with Down syndrome. Pediatrics 93:855-859.
5. Edmonds LD, Laydo PM, James LJVI, Flynt JW, Erickson JD, Oakley GP (1981): Congenital malformations surveillance: Two American systems. Int J Epidemiol 10:247-252.
6. Fernhoff PM. Brown AL, Elsas LJ s 1987): Congenital hypothyroidism: increased risk of neonatal morbidity results in delayed treatment. Lancet 1:490-491.
7. Fernhoff PM, Fitzmaurice N, Milner J, et al. il982): Coordinated system for comprehensive newborn metabolic screening. South Med J 75:529532.
8. Fisher DA, Dussault JH, Foley TP, et al. (1979): Screening for congenital hypothyroidism: Results of screening one million North American infants. J Pediatr 94:700-705.
9. Fort P, Lifshitz F. Bellisario R, et al. (1984): Abnormalities of the thyroid function in infants with Down syndrome. J Pediair 104:545-549.
10. Glorieux J, Dussault JH, Morissette J, Desjardins M, Leterte J, Guyda H (1985): Follow-up at ages 5 and 7 years on mental development in children with hypothyroidism by Quebec Screening Program. J Pediatr 107:913-915.
11. Grant DB. Smith 1 (1988): Survey of neonatal screening for primary hypothyroidism in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland 1982-1984. Br Med J 296:1355-1358.
12. Lazarus JH, Hughes IA (1988): Congenital abnormalities and congenital hypothyroidism. Lancet 2:52.
13. Lynberg MC, Edmonas LD (1992): Surveillance of birth defects. In Halperin W, Baker E, îeds;: "Public Health Surveillance." New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, pp 157-'.77.
14. Majeed-Saidan MA, Joyce B, Khan M, Hamam HD (1993): Congenital hypothyroidism: The Riyadh Military Hospital experience. Clin Endocrine! 38:191-195.
15. New England Congenital Hypothyroidism Collaborative (1985): Neonatal hypolfivroidism screening: Status of patients at 6 years of age. J Pediair 107:915-919.
16. New England Congenital Hypothyroidism Collaborative (1938): Congenita, concomitants of infantile hypothyroidism. J Pediatr 112:244-247.
17. Rosenmal M, Addison GM, Price DA (198S): Congenital hypofhyroidism: Increased incidence in Asian families. Arch Dis Child 63:780-793.
18. Siebner R, Merlob P, Kaiserman I, Sack J (1992): Congenital anomalies concomitant with persistent primary congenital hypothyroidism. Am J Med Genet 44:57-60.