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Familial PAX8 small deletion (c.989_992delACCC) associated with extreme phenotype variability.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Nov 2004
de Sanctis Luisa, Corrias Andrea, Romagnolo Damiano, Di Palma Tina, Biava Alessandra, Borgarello Gabriella, Gianino Paola, Silvestro Leandra, Zannini Mariastella, Dianzani Irma
Abstract excerpt
The PAX8 gene, mapped on 2q12-q14, encodes for a transcription factor involved in thyroid cell proliferation and differentiation. Five mutations in PAX8 have been so far described in both sporadic and rare familial forms of thyroid dysgenesis with proposed autosomal dominant inheritance, all associated with thyroid hypoplasia and/or dysfunction. Fifty-four subjects with congenital hypothyroidism detected during...
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