ESPE Abstracts

Background: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is a major target of new born screening. It has two major forms (permanent and transient) that have different prognoses.Objective and hypotheses: The purposes of this study were to assess the trends in incidence of permanent and transient CH in China, and to identify clinical variables that may help to distinguish these two forms of CH.Method: Newborns were screened for CH at Xinhua Hospit...