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Possible non-Mendelian mechanisms of thyroid dysgenesis.
Endocrine development - 1 Jan 2007
Deladoëy Johnny, Vassart Gilbert, Van Vliet Guy
Abstract excerpt
Most research on the molecular mechanisms of thyroid dysgenesis over the past decade has focussed on the Mendelian mechanisms that may account for the few (5%) cases in which there is an affected relative. This chapter first reviews methodological issues in the imaging techniques used to classify thyroid dysgenesis into its various forms (ectopic thyroid, agenesis, orthotopic hypoplasia and hemiagenesis). It then...
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