Neonatal Screening for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia in Turkey: Outcomes of Extended Pilot Study in 241,083 Infants
Tülay GüranBaşak TezelMeltem ÇakırAyşehan AkıncıZerrin OrbakMehmet KeskinBeray Selver EkliogluZeynep Alev OzonMehmet Nuri ÖzbekGülay KaragüzelNihal HatipogluFatih GurbuzFiliz Mine Çizmecioğlu-JonesCengiz KaraEnver ŞimşekFirdevs BaşHasan Murat AydınFeyza DarendelılerPublished in: Journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology (2020)
Turkish neonatal CAH screening effectively led to earlier diagnosis of 21-OHD and 11β-OHD, using steroid profiling as a second-tier test. This will result in improved care of these patients in the future.