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A novel dual oxidase maturation factor 2 gene mutation for congenital hypothyroidism.
International journal of molecular medicine - 1 Feb 2013
Yi Ru-Hai, Zhu Wen-Bin, Yang Li-Yong, Lan Lan, Chen Yao, Zhou Jin-Fu, Wang Jing, Su Yue-Qing
Abstract excerpt
Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is caused by thyroid hormone deficiency present at birth. DUOXA2 (dual oxidase maturation factor 2) is one of the prerequisites for thyroid hormone synthesis. The present study explored the novel mutations of DUOXA2 in CH patients. Genomic DNA was extracted from peripheral blood of 47 unrelated CH patients, their family members and 100 healthy controls. All 6 exons and their...
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