High thyroid-stimulating hormone level in down's syndrome: A mere resetting of hypothalamopituitary axis in subclinical hypothyroidism?

Objective: Hyperthyrotropinemia (HT) or reduced thyroid function in Down syndrome (DS) is not uncommon, causes range from glandular dysgenesis to altered hypothalamopituitary axis. In the present study, we have compared hypothyroid Indian children with and without DS (NDS), especially focusing on fa...

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Main Authors: Debmalya Sanyal, Kingshuk Bhattacharjee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
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Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2020;volume=24;issue=5;spage=406;epage=409;aulast=Sanyal