Detection of circulating autoantibodies against thyroid hormones in an infant with permanent congenital hypothyroidism and her twin with transient congenital hypothyroidism: Possible contribution of thyroid hormone autoantibodies to neonatal and infant hypothyroidism

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1011-1020

  Benvenga, Salvatore ^a,b   Ordookhani, Arash ^c,d   Pearce, Elizabeth N ^e   Tonacchera, Massimo ^d   Azizi, Fereidoun ^c   Braverman, Lewis E ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^c SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Congenital hypothyroidism; Dual oxidase 2 gene; Thyroglobulin autoantibodies; Thyroid autoimmunity; Thyroid hormone autoantibodies; Thyroid peroxidase gene

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LIOTHYRONINE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M; PROTEIN DUOX2; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANAMNESIS; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; INFANT; IRAN; PERMANENT CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; PHENOTYPE; PREMATURITY; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; TRANSIENT CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; TWINS; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

EID: 57649220684     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2008.21.10.1011     Document Type: Article

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