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. 2004 Feb 1;124A(4):436-7.
doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.20356.

Hypothyroidism in Down syndrome: screening guidelines and testing methodology

Olga Hardy, Gordon Worley, Mary M Lee, Shu Chaing, Joanne Mackey, Blythe Crissman, Priya Sunil Kishnani

Hypothyroidism in Down syndrome: screening guidelines and testing methodology

Olga Hardy et al. Am J Med Genet A. .
No abstract available

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