Down Syndrome and Thyroid Function

Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 735-745

  Graber, Evan ^a   Chacko, Elizabeth ^a   Regelmann, Molly O ^a   Costin, Gertrude ^a,b   Rapaport, Robert ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Euthyroidism; Hypothyroidism; Thyroid function

Indexed keywords

CARBIMAZOLE; CYCLIC AMP; LEVOTHYROXINE; PLACEBO; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; THIAMAZOLE; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; ZINC;

AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; AUTOIMMUNITY; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DOWN SYNDROME; DRUG RESPONSE; EUTHYROIDISM; GRAVES DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INCIDENCE; MASS SCREENING; NEWBORN SCREENING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; SUPPLEMENTATION; THYROID DISEASE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

DOWN SYNDROME; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; THYROID DISEASES;

EID: 84867938911     PISSN: 08898529     EISSN: 15584410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecl.2012.08.008     Document Type: Review

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