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Genetics and phenomics of thyroid hormone transport by MCT8.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology - 30 Jun 2010
Friesema Edith C H, Visser W Edward, Visser Theo J
Abstract excerpt
Thyroid hormone (TH) is crucial for the development of different organs, in particular the brain, as disturbances in TH supply cause severe neurological abnormalities. TH transporters are necessary for the intracellular availability of TH to have access to the deiodinases and nuclear receptors inside the cell. The clinical importance of TH transporters is dramatically shown in patients with mutations in MCT8,...
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