High prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism in Isfahan: Do familial components have a role?
Background: Despite elimination of iodine deficiency, the rates of both permanent and transient congenital hypothyroidism (CH) in our study were higher than the comparable worldwide rates, which emphasize the major role of genetic factors in the pathogenesis of CH and many studies in this regard con...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2012-01-01
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| Series: | Advanced Biomedical Research |
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| Online Access: | http://www.advbiores.net/article.asp?issn=2277-9175;year=2012;volume=1;issue=1;spage=37;epage=37;aulast=Hashemipour |