Recombinant human TSH testing is a valuable tool for differential diagnosis of congenital hypothyroidism during L-thyroxine replacement

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 230-236

  Fugazzola, Laura ^a   Persani, Luca ^a,b   Mannavola, Deborah ^a   Reschini, Eugenio ^a   Vannucchi, Guia ^a   Weber, Giovanna ^c   Beck Peccoz, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^c SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; RECOMBINANT THYROTROPIN; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGENESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC THYROID GLAND; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GOITER; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INJECTION; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NECK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROID CELL; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 0041664888     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.2003.01830.x     Document Type: Article

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