ey0015.13-15 | Advances in the Diagnosis and Management of Congenital Hypothyroidism | ESPEYB15
S Gowachirapant
, N Jaiswal
, A Melse-Boonstra
, V Galetti
, S Stinca
, I Mackenzie
, S Thomas
, T Thomas
, P Winichagoon
, K Srinivasan
, MB Zimmerman
To read the full abstract: Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2017; 5:853-63 This prospective, randomized trial investigates the benefits of iodine supplementation (200 mcg per day) in pregnant women from Thailand and India on the neurological development of their children. Iodine readily crosses the placenta and is required for the synthesis of thyroid hormones by the fetal thyroid gland. In add...