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A novel homozygous missense mutation of the dual oxidase 2 (DUOX2) gene in an adult patient with large goiter.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 May 2008
Ohye Hidemi, Fukata Shuji, Hishinuma Akira, Kudo Takumi, Nishihara Eijun, Ito Mitsuru, Kubota Sumihisa, Amino Nobuyuki, Ieiri Tamio, Kuma Kanji, Miyauchi Akira
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To describe the first adult case of large goiter associated with a novel R1110Q mutation in the dual oxidase 2 (DUOX2) gene. She was initially euthyroid, and developed hypothyroidism later in her forties. DUOX2 is an essential enzyme in iodine organification of thyroid hormone biosynthesis. Only infant cases of congenital hypothyroidism due to mutations of the DUOX2 gene have been reported. Biallelic...
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