Etiology and classification: Causal factors related with cognitive disability are multiples and
can be classified as follows: Genetic, acquired (congenital and developmental) …

Newborn screening (NS) for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is one of the major
achievements in preventive medicine. Most neonates born with CH have normal …

Early detection of many disorders, mainly inherited, is feasible with population-wide analysis
of newborn dried blood spot samples. Phenylketonuria was the prototype disorder for …

Background Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer worldwide and the most common cancer in
Asia. It is necessary to get information on epidemiology and inequalities related to incidence …

Background: Thyroid hormones (TH) are essential for brain development and function. The
TH transporters monocarboxylate transporter 8 (MCT8) and organic anion transporter1 C1 …

Background The monocarboxylate transporter 8 (MCT8) plays a vital role in maintaining
brain thyroid hormone homeostasis. This transmembrane transporter is expressed at the …

Most neonates born with congenital hypothyroidism (CH) have normal appearance and no
detectable physical signs. Hypothyroidism in the newborn period is almost always …

Purpose The incidence of primary congenital hypothyroidism (CH) has grown progressively
and literature data indicate an association between CH and congenital malformations. The …

Objective In Iran thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) based neonatal screening program is
included in health care services from 2005 for detection of patients with primary congenital …

The expansion of newborn screening (NBS) for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is essential
to reducing the number of preventable intellectual disabilities in children. Because of …