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Autonomous thyroid adenoma: only an adulthood disease?
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Jun 2009
Schwab Karl Otfried, Pfarr Nicole, van der Werf-Grohmann Natascha, Pohl Martin, Rädecke Jochen, Musholt Thomas, Pohlenz Joachim
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We identified somatic activating thyrotropin-receptor gene mutations within autonomous thyroid nodules (ATN) in 2 girls with 1 ATN and in 1 girl with 3 ATN. A fourth patient had a somatic activating gene mutation of the alpha-subunit of the stimulating G-protein in 2 ATN. Activating somatic mutat...
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