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Detection of combined genomic variants in a Jordanian family with familial non-autoimmune hyperthyroidism.
Journal of genetics - 1 Aug 2009
Ismail Said I, Mahmoud Ismail S, Al-Ardah Mahmoud, Abdelnour Amid, Younes Nidal A
Abstract excerpt
Five patients, four brothers and their paternal aunt, presented with a history of overt hyperthyroidism and goiter. Hyperthyroidism in this family was remarkable for its poor response to carbimazole (30-50 mg/d). The thyroid ultrasound showed a diffusely enlarged gland in all the affected members, and thyroid stimulating antibodies (TSAB) were negative. Screening for germline mutations in thyroid stimulating...
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