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Transcription factor mutations and congenital hypothyroidism: systematic genetic screening of a population-based cohort of Japanese patients.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Apr 2010
Narumi Satoshi, Muroya Koji, Asakura Yumi, Adachi Masanori, Hasegawa Tomonobu
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: Gene mutations of transcription factors that are predominantly expressed in the thyroid gland cause congenital hypothyroidism (CH). The prevalence of CH due to transcription factor mutations remains undetermined. OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to define the prevalence of CH due to mutations of PAX8, NKX2-1 [encoding thyroid transcription factor (TTF)-1], FOXE1 (encoding TTF-2), and NKX2-5 among...
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