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Screening for mutations in the ISL1 gene in patients with thyroid dysgenesis.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 Jan 2000
Ferrara A M, Rossi G, Zampella E, Di Candia S, Pagliara V, Nettore I C, Capalbo D, De Sanctis L, Baserga M, Salerno M C, Fenzi G, Macchia P E
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CONTEXT: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is a common endocrine disorder with an incidence of 1:3000- 4000 newborns. In 80-85% of cases, CH is caused by defects in thyroid organogenesis, resulting in absent, ectopically located, and/or severely reduced gland, all conditions indicated as "thyroid dy...
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