Screening of Parents and Siblings of Patients with Thyroid Dysgenesis by Thyroid Function Tests and Ultrasound

Volume: 70, Issue: 6, Pages: 329 - 339
Published: Jan 1, 2008
Abstract
To investigate the frequency of thyroid dysgenesis (TD) in first-degree relatives of TD cases.244 first-degree relatives of 82 TD cases were screened by thyroid ultrasound (USG), T(4), fT(4) and TSH. USG was also performed in 220 unrelated, age- and sex-matched healthy controls to obtain normative data for thyroid volumes.Specific diagnoses of indexes were 35 ectopia, 22 athyreosis, 14 severe hypoplasia, 8 hypoplasia, and 3...
Paper Details
Title
Screening of Parents and Siblings of Patients with Thyroid Dysgenesis by Thyroid Function Tests and Ultrasound
Published Date
Jan 1, 2008
Volume
70
Issue
6
Pages
329 - 339
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