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How often should we screen for hypothyroidism in girls with Turner’s syndrome?
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Editor,—An increased prevalence of autoimmune hypothyroidism is well documented in Turner’s syndrome. Although the risk is greatest in adulthood, it does extend in to childhood and adolescent years.1 It has been our policy to check venous thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and thyroxine on an annual basis in our Turner clinic. However, struck by the low incidence of positive results, and conscious that the clinic …