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A new C-terminal located mutation (V272ter) in the PIT-1 gene manifesting with severe congenital hypothyroidism. Possible functionality of the PIT-1 C-terminus.
Hormone research - 1 Jan 2001
Blankenstein O, Mühlenberg R, Kim C, Wüller S, Pfäffle R, Heimann G
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We describe a newborn with clinical signs of severe hypothyroidism and combined pituitary hormone deficiency due to a new mutation in the PIT-1 gene. PATIENT AND METHODS: Endocrine stimulation test revealed a deficiency for PRL, TSH and GH, suggesting a defect in the pituitary transcription factor PIT-1. Genetic analysis of the PIT-1 gene was performed by exon-specific PCR, followed by SSCP mutation...
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