Modified T4 Neonatal UMELISA(r) to 3 mm discs for a more rational use of dried blood newborn samples on filter paper

Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is one of the most common preventable causes of mental retardation. Newborn screening and thyroid therapy started within 2 weeks of age can normalize the cognitive and motor impairment caused by lack of thyroid hormone during the early postnatal phase of brain developm...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Elisa Castells, Ernesto C González, Amarilys Frómeta, Pedro L Pérez, Pedro Almenares, Lesley del Río, Yileidis Tejeda, Mary T Segura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elfos Scientiae
Series:Biotecnología Aplicada
Subjects:
t4
Online Access:http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1027-28522013000200007&lng=en&tlng=en