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. 2017 Jun;1(6):751-761.
doi: 10.1210/js.2017-00189. Epub 2017 Apr 25.

Study of the Factors Leading to Fetal and Neonatal Dysthyroidism in Children of Patients With Graves Disease

Maïa Banigé  1 , Candice Estellat  2 , Valerie Biran  3 , Luc Desfrere  4 , Valerie Champion  5 , Alexandra Benachi  6 , Yves Ville  7 , Marc Dommergues  8 , Pierre-Henri Jarreau  9 , Mostafa Mokhtari  10 , Claire Boithias  10 , Frederic Brioude  11 , Laurent Mandelbrot  12 , Pierre-François Ceccaldi  1 , Delphine Mitanchez  5 , Michel Polak  13 , Dominique Luton  1
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Study of the Factors Leading to Fetal and Neonatal Dysthyroidism in Children of Patients With Graves Disease

Maïa Banigé et al. J Endocr Soc. 2017 Jun.

Abstract

Context: Neonatal hyperthyroidism was first described in 1912 and in 1964 was shown to be linked to transplacental passage of maternal antibodies. Few multicenter studies have described the perinatal factors leading to fetal and neonatal dysthyroidism.

Objective: To show how fetal dysthyroidism (FD) and neonatal dysthyroidism (ND) can be predicted from perinatal variables, in particular, the levels of anti-thyrotropin receptor antibodies (TRAbs) circulating in the mother and child.

Design and patients: This was a retrospective multicenter study of data from the medical records of all patients monitored for pregnancy from 2007 to 2014.

Setting: Among 280,000 births, the medical records of 2288 women with thyroid dysfunction were selected and screened, and 417 women with Graves disease and positive for TRAbs during pregnancy were included.

Results: Using the maternal TRAb levels, the cutoff value of 2.5 IU/L best predicted for FD, with a sensitivity of 100% and specificity of 64%. Using the newborn TRAb levels, the cutoff value of 6.8 IU/L best predicted for ND, with a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 94%. In our study, 65% of women with a history of Graves disease did not receive antithyroid drugs during pregnancy but still had infants at risk of ND.

Conclusions: In pregnant women with TRAb levels ≥2.5 IU/L, fetal ultrasound monitoring is essential until delivery. All newborns with TRAb levels ≥6.8 IU/L should be examined by a pediatrician with special attention for thyroid dysfunction and treated, if necessary.

Keywords: Graves disease; neonatal dysthyroidism; perinatal therapy.

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