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Thyroid Function in Preterm/Low Birth Weight Infants: Impact on Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Dysfunction by LaFranchi, Stephen H

“…Maternal thyroid hormone crosses the placenta to the fetus beginning in the first trimester, likely playing an important role in fetal development. The fetal…”
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Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Neonatal Hypothyroidism by LaFranchi, Stephen H

“…Congenital hypothyroidism, occurring in 1:3000 newborns, is one of the most common preventable causes of mental retardation. Neurodevelopmental outcome is…”
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Screening for congenital hypothyroidism: A worldwide view of strategies by Ford, George, MD, LaFranchi, Stephen H., MD

“…Detection by newborn screening (NBS) and treatment of babies with congenital hypothyroidism (CH) has largely eliminated the intellectual disability caused by…”
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Congenital hypothyroidism by Rastogi, Maynika V, LaFranchi, Stephen H

“…Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) occurs in approximately 1:2,000 to 1:4,000 newborns. The clinical manifestations are often subtle or not present at birth. This…”
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Newborn screening strategies for congenital hypothyroidism: an update by LaFranchi, Stephen H

“…It is the purpose of this article to briefly review the initial development and subsequent evolution of newborn screening programs to detect infants with…”
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Characterization of Thyroid Abnormalities in a Large Cohort of Children with Down Syndrome by Pierce, Melinda J, LaFranchi, Stephen H, Pinter, Joseph D

“…Thyroid disease is a common comorbidity in individuals with Down syndrome (DS), but historical studies have multiple limitations. We assessed thyroid…”
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Increasing Incidence of Congenital Hypothyroidism: Some Answers, More Questions by LaFranchi, Stephen H

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Screening Preterm Infants for Congenital Hypothyroidism: Better the Second Time Around by LaFranchi, Stephen H., MD

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Congenital Hypothyroidism Caused by Excess Prenatal Maternal Iodine Ingestion by Connelly, Kara J., MD, Boston, Bruce A., MD, Pearce, Elizabeth N., MD, Sesser, David, Snyder, David, MD, Braverman, Lewis E., MD, Pino, Sam, LaFranchi, Stephen H., MD

“…We report the cases of 3 infants with congenital hypothyroidism detected with the use of our newborn screening program, with evidence supporting excess…”
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Congenital Hypothyroidism: Screening and Management by Rose, Susan R, Wassner, Ari J, Wintergerst, Kupper A, Yayah-Jones, Nana-Hawa, Hopkin, Robert J, Chuang, Janet, Smith, Jessica R, Abell, Katherine, LaFranchi, Stephen H

“…Untreated congenital hypothyroidism (CH) leads to intellectual disabilities. Prompt diagnosis by newborn screening (NBS) leading to early and adequate…”
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Detecting Congenital Central Hypothyroidism by Newborn Screening: Difficulty in Distinguishing from Congenital Thyroxine-Binding Globulin Deficiency by Connelly, Kara J, Pierce, Melinda J, Hanna, Cheryl, LaFranchi, Stephen H

“…Congenital central hypothyroidism (CH-C) can be detected on newborn screening (NBS) by programs using thyroxine (T4)-reflex thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH)…”
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Congenital Hypothyroidism: Delayed Detection after Birth and Monitoring Treatment in the First Year of Life by LaFranchi, Stephen H., MD

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Effects of Growth Hormone on Pulmonary Function, Sleep Quality, Behavior, Cognition, Growth Velocity, Body Composition, and Resting Energy Expenditure in Prader-Willi Syndrome by Haqq, Andrea M., Stadler, Diane D., Jackson, Russell H., Rosenfeld, Ron G., Purnell, Jonathan Q., LaFranchi, Stephen H.

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of GH administration on pulmonary function, sleep, behavior, cognition, linear growth velocity, body…”
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Congenital Hypothyroidism: Inside Ireland's Incline by LaFranchi, Stephen H

“…The incidence of congenital hypothyroidism diagnosed after clinical presentation. As detected by newborn screening (NBS) programs starting in the mid-1970s,…”
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Inaugural Management Guidelines for Children with Thyroid Nodules and Differentiated Thyroid Cancer: Children Are Not Small Adults by LaFranchi, Stephen H

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Newborn Screening in the US May Miss Mild Persistent Hypothyroidism by Kilberg, Marissa J., Rasooly, Irit R., LaFranchi, Stephen H., Bauer, Andrew J., Hawkes, Colin P.

“…To determine if newborn screening (NBS) programs for congenital hypothyroidism in the US use thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) cutoffs that are age adjusted to…”
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Transient versus Permanent Congenital Hypothyroidism after the Age of 3 Years in Infants Detected on the First versus Second Newborn Screening Test in Oregon, USA by Ford, George A, Denniston, Sara, Sesser, David, Skeels, Michael R, LaFranchi, Stephen H

“…The newborn screening (NBS) program in Oregon, USA, collects two routine specimens in all infants. The aim of our study was to determine the incidence of…”
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Initial treatment dose of L-thyroxine in congenital hypothyroidism by Selva, Karin A., Mandel, Scott H., Rien, Leanne, Sesser, David, Miyahira, Richard, Skeels, Michael, Nelson, Jerald C., LaFranchi, Stephen H.

“…Objectives: To determine the optimal initial treatment dose of L-thyroxine in congenital hypothyroidism (CH) by evaluating the time course of rise of thyroxine…”
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Congenital Hypothyroidism: Screening and Management by Rose, Susan R, Wassner, Ari J, Wintergerst, Kupper A, Yayah-Jones, Nana-Hawa, Hopkin, Robert J, Chuang, Janet, Smith, Jessica R, Abell, Katherine, LaFranchi, Stephen H

“…Untreated congenital hypothyroidism (CH) leads to intellectual disabilities. Newborn screening (NBS) for CH should be performed in all infants. Prompt…”
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Novel Microcephalic Primordial Dwarfism Disorder Associated with Variants in the Centrosomal Protein Ninein by Dauber, Andrew, LaFranchi, Stephen H, Maliga, Zoltan, Lui, Julian C, Moon, Jennifer E, McDeed, Cailin, Henke, Katrin, Zonana, Jonathan, Kingman, Garrett A, Pers, Tune H, Baron, Jeffrey, Rosenfeld, Ron G, Hirschhorn, Joel N, Harris, Matthew P, Hwa, Vivian

“…Context: Microcephalic primordial dwarfism (MPD) is a rare, severe form of human growth failure in which growth restriction is evident in utero and continues…”
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