作者
Iroro E Yarhere, Tamunopriye Jaja, Abiola Oduwole, M Ugochi Ibekwe, Salma Suwaid, Yahaya Alkali, Kayode Adeniran, Bolanle Fetuga, Olumide O Jarrett, Jerome B Elusiyan, Omotayo Adesiyun, Hafsat W Idris, Oliver Blankenstein, Nwadiuto A Akani
发表日期
2016/2/1
期刊
Hormone Research in Paediatrics
卷号
85
期号
1
页码范围
22-28
出版商
S. Karger AG
简介
Background
Congenital hypothyroidism is a common congenital endocrine disorder prevailing all over the world. No nationwide screening exists for any sub-Saharan country. We present normative cord and capillary thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) values for healthy Nigerian newborns. Subjects and Methods
A cross-sectional study was carried out in 6 university hospitals in Nigeria between January 1 and December 31, 2013. Cord and heel blood placed on 4 concentric circles on a Whartman filter paper were analysed for TSH within 1 week of collection using AutoDelfia 1235 immunoassay (Perkin Elmer Wallace, Boston, Mass., USA) at Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany. The mean TSH levels of the newborns were determined, considering their sex, birthweight, socioeconomic status, and birth city. The association between the mean TSH level and other parameters was determined by …学术搜索中的文章
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