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C-terminal amino acid alteration rather than late termination causes complete deficiency of thyroxine-binding globulin CD-NeuIsenburg.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Aug 2006
Moeller Lars C, Fingerhut Anja, Lahner Harald, Grasberger Helmut, Weimer Bernd, Happ Joachim, Mann Klaus, Janssen Onno E
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CONTEXT: T(4)-binding globulin (TBG) is the main transport protein for T(4) in blood and a member of the superfamily of serine proteinase inhibitors. So far, 14 mutations leading to familial complete TBG deficiency have been reported. Eleven of these are caused by mutations leading to truncation of the molecule, and three are caused by single amino acid substitutions. OBJECTIVE: We report and study the complete...
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