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Epidemiology of thyroid dysgenesis: the familial component.
Hormone research in paediatrics - 1 Jan 2010
Castanet Mireille, Marinovic Daniela, Polak Michel, Léger Juliane
Abstract excerpt
The pathophysiology of thyroid dysgenesis remains unclear and, until recently, this disorder was generally regarded as sporadic. However, a small but significant proportion of familial cases have been identified (2%) through the study of subjects with congenital hypothyroidism, and more recent work has revealed an even higher proportion of familial thyroid dysgenesis in both symptomatic and asymptomatic...
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