Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Children with Down syndrome (trisomy-21/T21) are at risk of developing congenital and early (diagnosed ≤1 year) hypothyroidism. Our current monitoring follows the Down Syndrome Medical Interest Group (DSMIG) guidance: performing thyroid function tests (TFT) at birth and 12 months.Aims/objectives: 1) Determine the incidence of congenital/early hypothyroidism in babies with T21 and determine long-term thyroid function outcomes (by age 4...