ea0090p504 | Thyroid | ECE2023
Zabuliene Lina
, Miglinas Marius
, Brazdziunaite Deimante
, Smirnova Marija
, Songailiene Jurgita
, Bratcikoviene Nomeda
, Banys Valdas
, Macioniene Ernesta
, Urbonas Mykolas
, Utkus Alfgirdas
Background: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is one of the most common preventable causes of mental retardation and intellectual disability. The overall incidence of CH ranges from 1 in 3,000 to 1 in 4,000 live births, with variation worldwide among different ethnicity [1]. During the period 19932000 the incidence of CH in Lithuanian population was estimated as 1 in 4800 live births [2]. The aim of present study was to determine the incidence of CH among new-borns in Lithu...