A three-year follow-up of congenital adrenal hyperplasia newborn screening

Objective: congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) newborn screening can prevent neonatal mortality in children with the salt-wasting form of the disease and prevent incorrect gender assignments, which can occur in females. However, the occurrence of false-positive results in preterm or low-birth-weigh...

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Main Authors: Isabela L. Pezzuti, Cristina B. Barra, Rafael M. Mantovani, José N. Januário, Ivani N. Silva
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Elsevier 2014-05-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português)
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255553614000317