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Genetic causes of congenital hypothyroidism due to dyshormonogenesis.
Current opinion in pediatrics - 1 Aug 2011
Grasberger Helmut, Refetoff Samuel
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Overview of congenital hypothyroidism caused by thyroid hormone synthesis defects, the current understanding of their pathophysiology, and clinical implications of molecular diagnoses. RECENT FINDINGS: Genetic defects in all known thyroid-specific factors required for thyroid hormone synthesis have been described. These include defects in iodide trapping (NIS), in the facilitated iodide efflux...
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