Cytogenetic analysis in congenital hypothyroidism.

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In order to evaluate the possible role of genetic factors in the pathogenesis of congenital hypothyroidism (CH), we investigated the occurrence of chromosome aberrations in a consecutive series of 47 patients with CH and 208 matched healthy controls. No abnormal karyotype was found in CH patients. In 5 CH patients and in 3 healthy controls a number of heterochromatin variants was detected. Although chromosomal...

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