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Alterations of neonatal thyroid function.
Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992). Supplement - 1 Feb 1999
Grüters A, Krude H, Biebermann H, Liesenkötter K P, Schöneberg T, Gudermann T
Abstract excerpt
Recent progress has been made in understanding the pathogenesis of neonatal thyroid disorders. Autosomal recessive inheritance of mutations of the thyroid peroxidase and thyroglobulin genes has been described in some patients with congenital hypothyroidism (CH) and a family history of CH. Autosomal recessive inheritance of mutations of the thyrotrophin (TSH) receptor gene has also been reported in patients with...
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