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Two decades of screening for congenital hypothyroidism in The Netherlands: TPO gene mutations in total iodide organification defects (an update).
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Oct 2000
Bakker B, Bikker H, Vulsma T, de Randamie J S, Wiedijk B M, De Vijlder J J
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Presented is a cohort study to assess the nature and frequency of thyroid peroxidase (TPO) mutations in 45 patients (35 families) with congenital hypothyroidism due to a total iodide organification defect; incidence is 1:66,000 in The Netherlands. The presentation is consistently similar with a severe form of congenital hypothyroidism and also characterized by a complete and immediate release of accumulated...
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