Athyreosis, dysgenesis, and dyshormonogenesis in congenital hypothyroidism.

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Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is most commonly caused by defects in thyroid development leading to thyroid dysgenesis (80-90%), which consists of thyroid agenesis, ectopy or hypoplasia. Thyroid dysgenesis occurs mostly as a sporadic disease. However, a small but significant proportion of the cases are due to defects in transcription factors. The remaining 10-20% of congenital hypothyroidism is due to...

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