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Molecular screening of the TSH receptor (TSHR) and thyroid peroxidase (TPO) genes in Korean patients with nonsyndromic congenital hypothyroidism.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Nov 2011
Lee Seung-Tae, Lee Dong Hwan, Kim Ji-Youn, Kwon Min-Jung, Kim Jong-Won, Hong Yong-Hee, Lee Yong-Wha, Ki Chang-Seok
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR) and thyroid peroxidase (TPO) mutations in Korean patients with primary congenital hypothyroidism (CH). CONTEXT: Congenital hypothyroidism is a common genetic disorder in which the majority of mutations occur in the TSHR and TPO genes. DESIGN: We examined the frequencies of TSHR and TPO mutations among Korean patients with primary CH....
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