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The Increased Incidence Of Congenital Hypothyroidism: Fact Or Fancy?, Marvin Mitchell, Ho-Wen Hsu, Inderneel Sahai, Stuart Brink, Laurie Cohen, Rosalind Brown, Roger Eaton, Mary Lee, Lynne Levitsky, Edward Reiter, Abdollah Sadeghi-Nejad, Leslie Soyka, Joseph Wolfsdorf

Mary M. Lee

OBJECTIVE: The incidence of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) detected by newborn screening in the US has increased significantly since the early 1990s. We defined the characteristics associated with the increased incidence. PATIENTS: A cohort of children with CH born during an earlier period of low incidence (1991-94) was compared with a cohort born during a later period when the incidence of CH had doubled (2001-04). MEASUREMENTS: Screening was performed with T4 as the primary marker and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) on selected specimens. Follow-up on hypothyroid children determined whether they had permanent or transient hypothyroidism. Cases were classified based on laboratory …

Endocrine Disorders Of The Newborn, Mary Lee, Thomas Moshang

Mary M. Lee

Citation: Lee MM, Moshang T. “Endocrine Disorders of Newborn” In Avery GV, Flethcer MA and MadDonald MG, eds. Avery's Neonatology: Pathophysiology and Management of the Newborn, 6^th Edition. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2005, p.914-938.

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Neonatal Endocrinology, Elizabeth Catlin, Mary Lee

Mary M. Lee

Summary: This chapter covers common endocrine conditions and some of the more unusual endocrine disorders of newborns. Citation: Catlin EA and Lee MM. “Neonatal Endocrinology,” in McMillan JA (Ed-in-chief), DeAngelis CD, Feigin RD, and Jones MD, Jr, eds. Oski’s Pediatrics: Principles and Practice, 4th ed., Philadelphia: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2006, 411-423. A partial preview of this chapter is available via Google Books.