Abstract

A total of 211418 (87.3%) neonates bom in the Moscow Region in 1991, 1995-1998 were examined for infantile hypothyroidism (111) using Delfia Finnish kits within the framework of the Federal program of mass-screening for 1H. Incidence of transitory hypothyroidism and /Н was 1:1699 and 1:5621, respectively. Mean frequency of retests was 2.98%>, 90% of them being cases of moderate hyperthyrotropinemia with the hormone level up to 50 microIU/ml. Epidemiological findings of mass screening provide evidence on moredate iodine deficiency in the Moscow region.

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