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ey0016.3-7 | Congenital Hypothyroidism | ESPEYB16

3.7. Incidence of congenital hypothyroidism over 37 Years in Ireland

N McGrath , CP Hawkes , CM McDonnell , D Cody , SM O'Connell , PD Mayne , NP Murphy

To read the full abstract: Pediatrics. 2018;142(4). pii: e20181199.This unique study investigated the incidence of congenital hypothyroidism from the start of the newborn screening in 1979 to 2016. The authors report a marked increase in incidence from 0.27 cases per 1000 live births in 1979–1991 to 0.41 in 1992–2004 and 0.65 in 2005–2016.A major str...

ey0016.2-2 | Neonatal Hypoglycaemia | ESPEYB16

2.2. Congenital hyperinsulinism as the presenting feature of Kabuki syndrome: clinical and molecular characterization of 9 affected individuals

KL Yap , AEK Johnson , D Fischer , P Kandikatla , J Deml , V Nelakuditi , S Halbach , GS Jeha , LC Burrage , O Bodamer , VC Benavides , AM Lewis , S Ellard , P Shah , D Cody , A Diaz , A Devarajan , L Truong , SAW Greeley , DD De Leon , AC Edmondson , S Das , P Thornton , D Waggoner , D Del Gaudio

To read the full abstract: Genet Med. 2019 Jan;21(1):233–242.This study documented the clinical features and molecular diagnoses of 9 infants with persistent hyperinsulinism and Kabuki syndrome via a combination of sequencing and copy-number profiling methodologies.KS is characterized by typical facial features (long palpebral fissures with eversion of the lat...