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Thyroid Diseases in Childhood

Recent Advances from Basic Science to Clinical Practice

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Editors:
  1. Gianni Bona

    1. Novara, Italy

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  2. Filippo De Luca

    1. Messina, Italy

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  3. Alice Monzani

    1. Division of Pediatrics, Piedemonte Hospital, Novara, Italy

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  • Covers the entire spectrum of pediatric thyroid diseases

  • Focuses on the most recent advances

  • Written by the most outstanding experts in the field

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vi
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  2. Thyroid Embryogenesis

    • Mario De Felice, Roberto Di Lauro
    Pages 1-14

  3. Thyroid Hormones in Fetal Development

    • Sergio Bernasconi, C. Sartori, S. Merli, P. Lazzeroni, S. Cesari, M. E. Street
    Pages 15-25

  4. Etiology of Congenital Hypothyroidism

    • Gianni Bona, Simonetta Bellone, Flavia Prodam, Alice Monzani
    Pages 27-31

  5. Neonatal Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism: What It Has Taught us About Thyroid and Brain Development

    • Johnny Deladoëy, Guy Van Vliet, Yves Giguère
    Pages 33-41

  6. Laboratory Aspects in Neonatal Screening of Congenital Hypothyroidism

    • Carlo Corbetta, Luisella Alberti
    Pages 43-51

  7. Epidemiology of Congenital Hypothyroidism

    • Antonella Olivieri
    Pages 53-63

  8. Congenital Hypothyroidism due to PAX8 Mutations

    • Satoshi Narumi, Tomonobu Hasegawa
    Pages 65-74

  9. Transient Neonatal Hypothyroidism

    • Silvana Caiulo, Maria Cristina Vigone, Giovanna Weber
    Pages 75-83

  10. Central Hypothyroidism

    • Luca Persani, Marco Bonomi
    Pages 85-94

  11. Syndromes of Resistance to Thyroid Hormone Action

    • Luca Persani, Irene Campi, Federica Marelli
    Pages 95-112

  12. Management of Congenital Hypothyroidism

    • Cavallo Luciano
    Pages 113-118

  13. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children with Congenital Hypothyroidism

    • Mariacarolina Salerno, Lucia De Martino, Manuela Cerbone
    Pages 119-128

  14. Iodine Deficiency from Pregnancy to Childhood

    • Caterina Di Cosmo, Massimo Tonacchera, Paolo Vitti
    Pages 129-145

  15. Thyroid Enlargement from Newborn to Adolescent

    • Alessandra Cassio, Milva O. Bal, Ilaria Bettocchi, Federico Baronio
    Pages 147-158

  16. Thyroid Nodules and Carcinoma

    • Andrea Corrias, Alessandro Mussa, Armando Grossi, Marco Cappa
    Pages 159-179

  17. Autoimmune Thyroiditis

    • Filippo De Luca, Tommaso Aversa, Giuseppina Salzano, Giuseppina Zirilli, Concetta Sferlazzas, Malgorzata Wasniewska
    Pages 181-194

  18. Subclinical Hypothyroidism

    • Alice Monzani, Flavia Prodam, Simonetta Bellone, Gianni Bona
    Pages 195-202

  19. Hyperthyroidism

    • Giorgio Radetti, Federico Baronio
    Pages 203-216

  20. Generation of Functional Thyroid from Embryonic Stem Cells

    • Francesco Antonica
    Pages 217-229
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About this book

This book covers the entire spectrum of thyroid diseases in childhood, focusing on the recent advances that have been achieved, from progress in basic science research through to novel or improved approaches to diagnosis and treatment. Introductory chapters discuss thyroid embryogenesis and the role of thyroid hormones in fetal development. The two contrasting forms of thyroid dysfunction, hypo- and hyperthyroidism, are then considered in depth, with particular attention to the molecular causes of congenital hypothyroidism. Among the other topics addressed are autoimmune thyroiditis, thyroid nodules, and pediatric neoplasms. The book concludes with an overview of promising therapeutic approaches, such as stem cell therapy. Each topic is treated by an eminent expert in the field, ensuring consistently high quality. Thyroid Diseases in Childhood will be an important source of information for endocrinologists, pediatricians, oncologists, and gynecologists, as well as other professionals interested in this topic.

Reviews

“In 19 chapters Italian experts, with one Japanese exception, review pediatric thyroid diseases. ... Each chapter is followed by an update reference list. A didactic text, recommended.” (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews (PER), Vol. 13 (3), March, 2016)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Novara, Italy

    Gianni Bona

  • Messina, Italy

    Filippo De Luca

  • Division of Pediatrics, Piedemonte Hospital, Novara, Italy

    Alice Monzani

About the editors

Gianni Bona, is Full Professor in Pediatrics and Chairman of the Division of Pediatrics at University of Western Piedmont, Novara, Italy. He is also Chairman of the Department of Mother and Child’s Health, Maggiore della Carità University Hospital, Novara. He is currently Vice-President of The Italian Society of Preventive and Social Pediatrics and has previously served as Vice-President of The Italian Society of Pediatrics (2006-2009) and as President of Italian Society of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology (ISPED) (2003-2005). Dr. Bona is President of the Interuniversity Research Centre of Genomics in Pediatric Endocrinology, Chief Editor of the journal Minerva Pediatrica, and an Editorial Advisory Council Member of Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. He has published more than 460 papers on a range of fields, including pediatric endocrinology and genetics.

Filippo de Luca, is Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Materno-Fetal Department at the University of Messina, Italy, specialized in pediatrics, with wide expertise in endocrinology and diabetes. He is referee in Acta Pediatrica, European Journal of Endocrinology, Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. He served as President of the Italian Society of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology (ISPED).

Alice Monzani, is resident in Pediatrics and PhD student in the Department of Health Sciences, Università del Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy. Her recent publications have included original and review articles on natural history and treatment of subclinical hypothyroidism in children, the association of metabolic syndrome and parental obesity, and a novel familial variation of the thyroid hormone receptor beta gene (I276N) associated with resistance to thyroid hormone. She is referee in for Thyroid, Endocrine, Minerva Pediatrica, Seizure.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Thyroid Diseases in Childhood

  • Book Subtitle: Recent Advances from Basic Science to Clinical Practice

  • Editors: Gianni Bona, Filippo De Luca, Alice Monzani

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19213-0

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-19212-3Published: 21 July 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-35939-7Published: 15 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-19213-0Published: 10 July 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 238

  • Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Endocrinology, Pediatrics, Oncology

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