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A novel mutation in the sodium/iodide symporter gene in the largest family with iodide transport defect.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Sept 1999
Kosugi S, Bhayana S, Dean H J
Abstract excerpt
We previously reported nine children with an autosomally recessive form of congenital hypothyroidism due to an iodide transport defect in a large Hutterite family with extensive consanguinity living in central Canada. Since the original report, we have diagnosed congenital hypothyroidism by newborn TSH screening in 9 additional children from the family. We performed direct sequencing of the PCR products of each...
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