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Polymorphic length of FOXE1 alanine stretch: evidence for genetic susceptibility to thyroid dysgenesis.
Human genetics - 1 Dec 2007
Carré Aurore, Castanet Mireille, Sura-Trueba Sylvia, Szinnai Gabor, Van Vliet Guy, Trochet Delphine, Amiel Jeanne, Léger Juliane, Czernichow Paul, Scotet Virginie, Polak Michel
Abstract excerpt
Familial cases of congenital hypothyroidism from thyroid dysgenesis (TD) (OMIM 218700) occur with a frequency 15-fold higher than by chance, FOXE1 is one of the candidate genes for this genetic predisposition and contains an alanine tract. Our purpose is to assess the influence of length of the alanine tract of FOXE1 on genetic susceptibility to TD. A case-control association study (based on 115 patients affected...
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