Article
Two different mutations in the thyroid peroxidase gene of a large inbred Amish kindred: power and limits of homozygosity mapping.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Mar 1999
Pannain S, Weiss R E, Jackson C E, Dian D, Beck J C, Sheffield V C, Cox N, Refetoff S
Abstract excerpt
Approximately 10% of newborns with congenital hypothyroidism are unable to convert iodide into organic iodine. This iodide organification defect has a prevalence of 1 in 40,000 newborns and may be caused by defects in the thyroid peroxidase enzyme (TPO), the hydrogen peroxide-generating system, the TPO substrate thyroglobulin, or inhibitors of TPO. We identified a high incidence of severe hypothyroidism due to a...
Topics
- Child, Preschool
- Christianity
- Chromosome Mapping
- Congenital Hypothyroidism
- Consanguinity
- Ethnicity
- Female
- Genetic Linkage
- Goiter
- Haplotypes
- Homozygote
