Demographic Features and Etiology of Congenital Hypothyroidism at the National Diabetes and Endocrine Center in Oman from 2004 to 2016.

Conclusions: This is the first epidemiological study conducted in Oman that highlights the unique demographic and etiology features of CH. Dyshormonogenesis has a high prevalence in the Omani population compared to other nations. The neurological sequelae in our patients were higher in compression to worldwide prevalence, which was mainly due to delay in starting T4 therapy. PMID: 33062310 [PubMed]
Source: Oman Medical Journal - Category: Middle East Health Tags: Oman Med J Source Type: research