Possible effects of neonatal vitamin B12 status on TSH-screening program: a cross-sectional study from Turkey

Volume: 30, Issue: 5
Published: Jan 1, 2017
Abstract
Background: In this study we evaluated whether vitamin B12 deficiency affects neonatal screening (NS) for congenital hypothyroidism (CH). Methods: A cross-sectional study conducted from 2010 to 2011. A total of 10,740 infants were born in our hospital in this period. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) was tested for NS and neonates with abnormal screening results (TSH>20 mIU/L) were re-examined. Two hundred and twenty-nine re-called subjects...
Paper Details
Title
Possible effects of neonatal vitamin B12 status on TSH-screening program: a cross-sectional study from Turkey
Published Date
Jan 1, 2017
Volume
30
Issue
5
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