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Identification and functional characterization of two novel activating thyrotropin receptor mutants in toxic thyroid follicular adenomas.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Jun 2009
Castro Isabel, Lima Luis, Seoane Rafael, Lado-Abeal Joaquin
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BACKGROUND: Two previously unreported thyrotropin (TSH) receptor mutations, A623F and I635V, were identified in toxic follicular thyroid adenoma specimens from two patients with hyperthyroidism. Our aim was to characterize both novel mutants in terms of the following: cAMP basal constitutive activity, cAMP response to TSH, plasma membrane expression levels, and TSH binding properties. METHODS: We performed DNA...
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