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Transient neonatal hypothyroidism in a boy with unbalanced translocation t(8;16).
Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia - 1 Nov 2012
Secchi Luciana A de A, Mazzeu Juliana F, Córdoba Mara Santos, Ferrari Iris, Ramos Helton Estrela, Neves Francisco de Assis Rocha
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Genetic defects resulting in deficiency of thyroid hormone synthesis can be found in about 10% of the patients with permanent congenital hypothyroidism, but the identification of genetic abnormalities in association with the transient form of the disease is extremely rare. We report the case of a boy with transient neonatal hypothyroidism that was undiagnosed in the neonatal screening, associated with...
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