Hashimoto's thyroiditis in Down's syndrome: Clinical presentation and evolution

Hormone Research

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 278-284

  Popova, Galina ^a   Paterson, Wendy F ^b   Brown, Arlene ^b   Donaldson, Malcolm D C ^b  

^a University Children's Hospital   (Bulgaria)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Down's syndrome; Goitre; Hashimoto's thyroiditis; Thyroid dysfunction; Thyroid stimulating hormone screening

Indexed keywords

THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GOITER; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 52549121027     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000157874     Document Type: Article

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