A Ordookhani

[ 1 ] - Parental consanguinity: a probable cause for the high incidence of permanent neonatal hypothyroidism

Introduction: To assess the relationship between parental consanguinity and permanent congenital hypothyroidism (PCH). Materials And Methods: From February 1998 to August 2002, cord dried blood spot samples, viz. only live births, in eight hospitals and a rural birth center in Tehran and Damavand were collected on Whatman BFC 180 filter papers. Samples with cord TSH  20 mU/L (two-site IRMA) ...