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Congenital hypothyroidism with goitre caused by new mutations in the thyroglobulin gene.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Sept 2007
Caputo Mariela, Rivolta Carina M, Esperante Sebastían A, Gruñeiro-Papendieck Laura, Chiesa Ana, Pellizas Claudia G, González-Sarmiento Rogelio, Targovnik Héctor M
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CONTEXT: Thyroid dyshormonogenesis is associated with mutations in the thyroglobulin (TG) gene and characterized by normal organification of iodide and low serum TG. These mutations give rise to congenital goitrous hypothyroidism, transmitted in an autosomal recessive mode. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to identify new mutations in the TG gene in an attempt to increase the understanding of the molecular...
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