Turner Syndrome and Hashimoto Thyroiditis Association: the Prevalence in 75 Cases
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Autoimmune thyroiditis in children with Turner syndrome.
PURPOSE To determine the frequency of autoimmune thyroiditis (AIT) and the risk of development of thyroid dysfunction in children with Turner syndrome. METHODS From 1988 to 1998, 77 children with Turner syndrome were prospectively followed up at National Taiwan University Hospital. The mean (+/- standard deviation) age of these patients was 10.0 +/- 4.7 years at diagnosis of Turner syndrome a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Research
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0031-3998,1530-0447
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199702000-00055