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Functional characterization of four novel PAX8 mutations causing congenital hypothyroidism: new evidence for haploinsufficiency as a disease mechanism.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Nov 2012
Narumi Satoshi, Araki Shunsuke, Hori Naoaki, Muroya Koji, Yamamoto Yukiyo, Asakura Yumi, Adachi Masanori, Hasegawa Tomonobu
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Individuals carrying a heterozygous inactivating PAX8 mutation are affected by congenital hypothyroidism (CH), although heterozygous Pax8 knockout mice are not. It has remained unclear whether CH in PAX8 mutation carriers is caused by haploinsufficiency or a dominant negative mechanism. OBJECTIVE: To report clinical and molecular findings of four novel PAX8 mutations, including one early-truncating...
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