title: [National Register of congenital hypothyroidism].
abstract: The results of five years activity of the National Register of children with Congenital Hypothyroidism (NRCH) have been evaluated. NRCH was established in Italy in 1987, as a pilot project of Health Ministry. All Italian Centers in charge of the screening, treatment and follow-up of CH are involved in the program. The results have provided further epidemiological informations about CH in Italy and have evidenced some aspects in the screening organization which had to be improved. Discussion of Register data in annual meetings has recently allowed to obtain an improvement especially for the beginning of treatment and the used dose of therapy.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Metabolismo e Biochimica Patologica, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sorcini Carta
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fazzini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Olivieri
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sorcini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grandolfo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stazi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Medda
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Recchia
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Balestrazzi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Giovannelli
mesh_terms: D003409:Congenital Hypothyroidism; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007558:Italy; D015997:Neonatal Screening; D012042:Registries
vernacular_title: Il registro nazionale degli ipotiroidei congeniti.