New data concerning screening, diagnosis and management is important for a constant broadening of our knowledge and expertise. This special topic issue of Hormone Research in Paediatrics focuses on new developments in the field of thyroid disease in the paediatric age group. Topics covered include epidemiology, screening, radiologic approaches, and new molecular data. Reviews of specific diseases associated with thyroid disorders such as Down syndrome, Rett syndrome, and pseudohypoparathyroidism add new insights into clinically relevant questions. Providing a selection of papers on clinical and molecular aspects of congenital hypothyroidism, this special topic issue offers an update on fetal, neonatal, and childhood thyroidology in patients suffering from congenital hypothyroidism, namely thyroid disease associated with genetic syndromes.weiterlesen