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Screening of PAX8 mutations in Chinese patients with congenital hypothyroidism.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 Nov 2012
Liu S G, Zhang S S, Zhang L Q, Li W J, Zhang A Q, Lu K N, Wang M J, Yan S L, Ma X
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is a neonatal endocrine disease with an incidence of 1:2000 to 1:4000 worldwide. In about 85% of patients CH is secondary to thyroid dysgenesis, but its pathogenesis remains unclear. Thyroid transcription factors, such as paired box transcription factor 8 (PAX8), play an important role in thyroid organogenesis and development. AIM: To screen PAX8 mutations in Chinese CH...
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