A incidência do hipotiroidismo primário congénito diagnosticado por rastreio é, entre nós, de 1 para 3.083 nados-vivos. Este trabalho constitui umarevisão dos dados e da experiência acumulada ao longo dos primeiros dez anos de rastreio. É revista a incidência anual de casos rastreados e a sua origemgeográfica. Para cada criança analisamos os seus antecedentes pessoais, valores laboratoriais de rastreio bem como...
It has been described alterations of the thyroid function in patients with chronic renal disease without primary disease of the thyroid gland. Nevertheless primary hypothyroidism is more frequent in this population than in other non renal chronic disease. Authors report two cases of hypothyroidism diagnosed in infants with terminal renal failure in the neonatal period, secondary to renal hypoplasia / dysplasia,...
Defects in the human thyroid peroxidase (TPO) gene are reported to be one of the causes of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) due to a total iodide organification defect. The aim of the present study was to determine the nature and frequency of TPO gene mutations in patients with CH, characterised by elevated TSH levels and orthotopic thyroid gland, identified in the Portuguese National Neonatal Screening Programme...
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