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Severe congenital hypothyroidism due to a homozygous mutation of the betaTSH gene.
Pediatric research - 1 Aug 1999
Biebermann H, Liesenkötter K P, Emeis M, Oblanden M, Grüters A
Abstract excerpt
Isolated TSH deficiency leading to hypothyroidism seems to be a rare condition, escaping the diagnosis by neonatal screening programs, which are based on the primary determination of TSH. This is the first report of a case with an autosomal recessive TSH defect caused by a homozygous mutation of the betaTSH gene that was diagnosed in the early neonatal period. Hypothyroidism in the first child of apparently...
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