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Biological activity of activating thyrotrophin receptor mutants: modulation by iodide.
Journal of molecular endocrinology - 1 Feb 2005
Al-Khafaji F, Wiltshire M, Fuhrer D, Mazziotti G, Lewis M D, Smith P J, Ludgate M
Abstract excerpt
Epidemiological studies have revealed a significantly higher incidence of toxic adenoma (TA) and toxic multi-nodular goitre (TMNG) in regions of iodine deficiency. Fifty to eighty percent of TA and TMNG are caused by activation of the cAMP pathway, mostly by mutations in the thyrotrophin receptor (TSHR). We aimed to investigate whether iodide could modulate the biological effects of activating TSHR mutations. We...
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