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Variable phenotype associated with Ser505Asn-activating thyrotropin-receptor germline mutation.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Aug 1999
Führer D, Mix M, Wonerow P, Richter I, Willgerodt H, Paschke R
Abstract excerpt
Constitutively activating thyrotropin-receptor (TSHR) germline mutations have been identified as a molecular cause of hereditary nonautoimmune hyperthyroidism. To date, seven cases of familial and six cases of sporadic nonautoimmune hyperthyroidism have been described associated with 13 different TSHR germline mutations, with a variable clinical course. We report the case of a 12.3-year-old girl with a history of...
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