High frequency of transient congenital hypothyroidism among infants referred for suspected congenital hypothyroidism from the Turkish National screening program: thyroxine dose may guide the prediction of transients.
Y ÖzerAhmet AnikUğurcan SayılıU TercanReyhan Deveci SevimSebla GüneşM Buhur PirimoğluSelin Elmaoğullarıİsmail DündarDeniz ÖkdemirÖzge BesciArzu JalilovaD ÇiçekB SinginŞ E UluHande TuranSerpil AlbayrakZümrüt Kocabey SütçüBeray Selver EklioğluErdal ErenSemra CetinkayaSenay Savas Erdeveİhsan EsenKorcan DemirŞükran DarcanNihal HatipogluMesut ParlakFatma DursunZeynep ŞiklarMerih BerberoğluMehmet KeskinZerrin OrbakBaşak TezelE YürükerBekir KeskinkilicFatih KaraEthem ErginozFeyza DarendelılerSaadet Olcay EvliyaogluPublished in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2024)
According to our national follow-up data, the frequency of TCH was 53.6%. We determined the LT4 dose < 2.0 µg/kg/day at discontinuation of treatment and the initial NBS-TSH level < 45 µIU/mL as the best cut-off limits to predict TCH.