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  1. Fulltext Audit of newborn screening programme for congenital hypothyroidism
    Zarina AL, Rahmah R, Bador KM, Ng SF, Wu LL
    Med J Malaysia, 2008 Oct;63(4):325-8.
    PMID: 19385494 MyJurnal
    Newborn screening for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) was implemented in Hospital UKM in December 2004 using cord blood sample. From the audit over a period of 25 months, a total of 13,875 newborn babies were screened with a coverage of 98.8%. From this cohort, the mean recall rate was 0.32%; unfortunately the mean percentage of recalled babies that came for retesting was only 79.5%. In addition, the mean sample rejection rate was high, i.e. 2.2%. Two babies were diagnosed to have CH. These findings implied that whilst the coverage of screening was good, there is a need for regular surveillance of performance of both clinical and laboratory personnel. In addition, a more concerted effort should be carried out to promote community awareness of such a programme.
    Matched MeSH terms: Congenital Hypothyroidism/diagnosis*
  2. Fulltext Functional analyses of C.2268dup in thyroid peroxidase gene associated with goitrous congenital hypothyroidism
    Lee CC, Harun F, Jalaludin MY, Lim CY, Ng KL, Mat Junit S
    Biomed Res Int, 2014;2014:370538.
    PMID: 24745015 DOI: 10.1155/2014/370538
    The c.2268dup mutation in thyroid peroxidase (TPO) gene was reported to be a founder mutation in Taiwanese patients with dyshormonogenetic congenital hypothyroidism (CH). The functional impact of the mutation is not well documented. In this study, homozygous c.2268dup mutation was detected in two Malaysian-Chinese sisters with goitrous CH. Normal and alternatively spliced TPO mRNA transcripts were present in thyroid tissues of the two sisters. The abnormal transcript contained 34 nucleotides originating from intron 12. The c.2268dup is predicted to generate a premature termination codon (PTC) at position 757 (p.Glu757X). Instead of restoring the normal reading frame, the alternatively spliced transcript has led to another stop codon at position 740 (p.Asp739ValfsX740). The two PTCs are located at 116 and 201 nucleotides upstream of the exons 13/14 junction fulfilling the requirement for a nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD). Quantitative RT-PCR revealed an abundance of unidentified transcripts believed to be associated with the NMD. TPO enzyme activity was not detected in both patients, even though a faint TPO band of about 80 kD was present. In conclusion, the c.2268dup mutation leads to the formation of normal and alternatively spliced TPO mRNA transcripts with a consequential loss of TPO enzymatic activity in Malaysian-Chinese patients with goitrous CH.
    Matched MeSH terms: Congenital Hypothyroidism/diagnosis
  3. Newborn Screening TSH Values Less Than 15 mIU/L Are Not Associated With Long-term Hypothyroidism or Cognitive Impairment
    West R, Hong J, Derraik JGB, Webster D, Heather NL, Hofman PL
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2020 09 01;105(9).
    PMID: 32598474 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa415
    BACKGROUND: It is unclear whether newborns with mild thyrotropin elevation (mTSHe) are at risk of neurocognitive impairment. We assessed whether mTSHe at birth persists during childhood and compared neurocognitive functioning to siblings.

    METHODS: This study encompassed children born in the Auckland region (New Zealand) with a newborn screen TSH level of 8 to 14 mIU/L blood, age 6.9 to 12.6 years at assessment, and their siblings. Thyroid function tests (serum TSH and free thyroxine) and neurocognitive assessments were performed, including IQ via the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, fourth edition.

    RESULTS: Ninety-six mTSHe individuals were studied, including 67 children recruited with 75 sibling controls. Mean mTSHe newborn TSH level was 10.1 mIU/L blood and 2.4 mIU/L at assessment (range, 0.8-7.0 mIU/L, serum). Although higher newborn TSH levels in the mTSHe group correlated with lower full-scale IQ scores (r = 0.25; P = .040), they were not associated with the magnitude of the IQ difference within sibling pairs (P = .56). Cognitive scores were similar for mTSHe and controls (full-scale IQ 107 vs 109; P = .36), with a minor isolated difference in motor coordination scores.

    CONCLUSIONS: Our data do not suggest long-term negative effects of neonatal mild TSH elevation. TSH elevation below the screen threshold appears largely transient, and midchildhood neurocognitive performance of these children was similar to their siblings. We propose that associations between neonatal mild TSH elevation and IQ are due to familial confounders. We caution against the practice of reducing screening CH cutoffs to levels at which the diagnosis may not offer long-term benefit for those detected.

    Matched MeSH terms: Congenital Hypothyroidism/diagnosis*
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