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Identification of a locus for nongoitrous congenital hypothyroidism on chromosome 15q25.3-26.1.
Human genetics - 1 Dec 2005
Grasberger Helmut, Vaxillaire Martine, Pannain Silvana, Beck John C, Mimouni-Bloch Aviva, Vatin Vincent, Vassart Gilbert, Froguel Philippe, Refetoff Samuel
Abstract excerpt
Permanent congenital hypothyroidism is the most prevalent inborn endocrine disorder, and principally due to developmental defects leading to absent, ectopic or hypoplastic thyroid gland. Although commonly regarded as sporadic disease, nonsyndromic thyroid hypoplasia has, in rare cases, been attributed to inherited defects in PAX8 and the TSHR gene. The shared clinical picture caused by these defects is a variable...
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