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[Thyrotropin receptor gene inactivating mutation in Chinese children with congenital hypothyroidism].
Zhonghua er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of pediatrics - 1 Jul 2007
Yuan Zhe-feng, Luo Yan-fei, Wu Yi-dong, Shen Zheng, Zhao Zheng-yan
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The inactivating mutation of thyrotropin receptor (TSHR) gene results in partial or complete insensitivity of thyrotropin (TSH) and dysfunction of the TSH-TSHR-cAMP cascade. Therefore, it may cause congenital hypothyroidism (CH). Depending on the degree of impairment of TSHR function, patients can present with subclinical hypothyroidism at one extreme of the spectrum, or severe hypothyroidism at the...
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