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The absence of mutations in homeobox candidate genes HOXA3, HOXB3, HOXD3 and PITX2 in familial and sporadic thyroid hemiagenesis.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Mar 2014
Kizys Marina M L, Nesi-França Suzana, Cardoso Mirian G, Harada Michelle Y, Melo Maria Clara C, Chiamolera Maria Izabel, Dias-da-Silva Magnus R, Maciel Rui M B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The molecular mechanisms leading to the formation of the two thyroid symmetrical lobes, which are impaired in thyroid hemiagenesis (TH), are little known. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this work was to search for mutations in thyroid developmental candidate genes HOXA3, HOXB3, HOXD3 and PITX2. METHODS: Total DNA from peripheral blood was extracted and then the entire coding region of all these genes was...
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